Endometriosis-induced vaginal hyperalgesia in the rat: Effect of estropause, ovariectomy, and estradiol replacement

Pain

Volumn 132, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Berkley, Karen J ^a   McAllister, Stacy L ^a   Accius, Briane E ^a   Winnard, Kenneth P ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Estrous cycle; Pelvic pain; Viscero visceral effects; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ARTICLE; CYST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPERALGESIA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HYPERALGESIA; MENOPAUSE; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VAGINA; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 35649019277     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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