Cutaneous afferent C-fibers regenerating along the distal nerve stump after crush lesion show two types of cold sensitivity

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 682-690

  Grossmann, Lydia ^a   Gorodetskaya, Natalia ^a,b   Teliban, Alina ^a   Baron, Ralf ^a   Jänig, Wilfrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afferent C fibers; Cold sensitivity; In vivo; Nerve injury; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; COLD SENSITIVITY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEATING; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN; SURAL NERVE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; SURAL NERVE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

EID: 67649214259     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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