Mechanisms of analgesic action of pulsed radiofrequency on adjuvant-induced pain in the rat: Roles of descending adrenergic and serotonergic systems

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-252

  Hagiwara, Satoshi ^a   Iwasaka, Hideo ^a   Takeshima, Naozumi ^a   Noguchi, Takayuki ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Descending noradrenergic and serotonergic system; Inflammation; Pain; Pulsed radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

BEMESETRON; METHYSERGIDE; YOHIMBINE;

ADJUVANT DISEASE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CATECHOLAMINES; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPANES; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 60649102832     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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