Evaluation of the efficacy of a novel electronic pain assessment device, the Pain Gauge®, for measuring postoperative pain in rats

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-54

  Richardson, C A ^a   Niel, L ^b   Leach, M C ^a   Flecknell, P A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesiometry; Autonomic nervous system; Electrodermal activity; Pain; Rat

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; MELOXICAM; PARECOXIB;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DEVICE; DRUG MECHANISM; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33846630474     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367707779399455     Document Type: Article

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