Development of a mechanical stimulator and force measurement system for the assessment of nociceptive thresholds in pigs

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-70

  Sandercock, Dale A ^a   Gibson, Ian F ^a   Brash, Harry M ^b   Rutherford, Kenneth M D ^c   Scott, E Marian ^a   Nolan, Andrea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Mechanical hyperalgesia; Mechanical nociceptive thresholds; Pig; Stimulator

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; INFLAMMATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MANOMETRY; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 67650245048     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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