A novel automated method for measuring the effect of analgesics on formalin-evoked licking behavior in rats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-175

  Sakiyama, Yojiro ^a   Sujaku, Tetsujo ^a   Furuta, Akihiro ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Automation; Color detection; Image processing; Licking behavior; Pain; The formalin test

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DYE; FLUORESCENT DYE; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALCULATION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HINDLIMB; IMAGE PROCESSING; LICKING; MEASUREMENT; MULTICOLOR DETECTION TECHNIQUE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELIABILITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TELEVISION CAMERA; TIME; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 36849031340     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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