Conduction velocities of Aδ-fibers and C-fibers in human peripheral nerves and spinal cord after CO2 laser stimulation

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-297

  Obi, Tomokazu ^a   Takatsu, Masami ^b   Yamazaki, Kinya ^a   Kuroda, Ryo ^a   Terada, Tatsuhiro ^a   Mizoguchi, Kouichi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

^b TOKYO TEISHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

A fiber; C fibers; CO2 laser; Pain; Peripheral nerve; Spinothalamic tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; INNERVATION; LASER; MYELINATED NERVE; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME; SKIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; SKIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34249902792     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e318038f45f     Document Type: Article

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