Peripheral Nerve Injury-Induced Changes in Spinal α2-Adrenoceptor-Mediated Modulation of Mechanically Evoked Dorsal Horn Neuronal Responses

Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-359

  Rahman, Wahida ^a   D'Mello, Richard ^a   Dickenson, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

descending inhibition; Peripheral nerve injury; spinal 2 adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATIPAMEZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE LIGATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; HEAT; HYPERALGESIA; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURALGIA; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 40949115524     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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