Age alters the ability of substance P to sensitize joint nociceptors in guinea pigs

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-296

  McDougall, Jason J ^a   Schuelert, Niklas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Electrophysiology; Knee joint; Mechanosensory nerves; Neuropeptides; Nociception

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTORS; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 34548299112     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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