Using the CatWalk method to assess weight-bearing and pain behaviour in walking rats with ankle joint monoarthritis induced by carrageenan: Effects of morphine and rofecoxib

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Möller, Kristina Ängeby ^a   Berge, Odd Geir ^a   Hamers, Frank P T ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthritis; CatWalk; Gait analysis; Non steroid anti inflammatory drug; Opioid; Weight bearing

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; MORPHINE; ROFECOXIB;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GAIT; MALE; MONARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 49549094482     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.06.017     Document Type: Article

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