Characterization of hind paw licking and lifting to noxious radiant heat in the rat with and without chronic inflammation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 122-125

  Cheppudira, Bopaiah Pooviah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Freund's complete adjuvant; Inflammation; Paw licking; Paw lifting; Paw withdrawal latency; Rat; Thermal radiant heat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; LEG MOVEMENT; LICKING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; GROOMING; HEAT; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; REFLEX;

EID: 33744920796     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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