Comparative effect of thermal, mechanical, and electrical noxious stimuli on the electroencephalogram of the rat

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 366-371

  Murrell, J C ^a   Mitchinson, S L ^a   Waters, D ^a   Johnson, C B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, halothane; Brain, electroencephalography; Pain, experimental; Pain, mechanism

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HEAT; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 34247893901     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael377     Document Type: Article

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