Psychophysical evidence that central sensitization contributes to secondary mechanical hyperalgesia in human subjects

Seminars in Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 132-138

  Fuchs, Perry N ^a   Peng, Yuan Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Neuropathic pain; Primary hyperalgesia; Psychophysics; Secondary hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMAL STIMULATION; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 15744399838     PISSN: 15375897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5897(03)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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