Regional differences in epidermal thickness and behavioral response following partial denervation of the rat paw

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1726-1740

  Kojundzic, Sanja Lovric ^a   Dujmovic, Ivana ^a   Grkovic, Ivica ^a   Sapunar, Damir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Chronic constriction injury; Epidermal thinning; Hyperalgesia; Neuropathic pain; Partial denervation; Skin; Spinal nerve ligation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPINAL NERVE;

EID: 54349116214     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802174506     Document Type: Article

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