Quantitative assessment of nociceptive processes in conscious dogs by use of the nociceptive withdrawal reflex

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 882-889

  Bergadano, Alessandra ^a   Andersen, Ole K ^b   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b   Schatzmann, Urs ^a   Spadavecchia, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOGS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33744483085     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.5.882     Document Type: Article

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