No adrenergic sensitization of afferent neurons in painful sensory polyneuropathy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 280-286

  Schattschneider, Jörn ^a   Uphoff, Jens ^a   Binder, Andreas ^a   Wasner, Gunnar ^a   Baron, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Nociceptor; Norepinephrine; Sensory neuropathy; Sympathetic afferent coupling

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFERENT NERVE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33644943453     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0976-8     Document Type: Article

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