Stress and thermoregulation: Different sympathetic responses and different effects on experimental pain

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 935-941

  Fechir, M ^a   Schlereth, T ^a   Kritzmann, S ^a   Balon, S ^a   Pfeifer, N ^a   Geber, C ^a   Breimhorst, M ^a   Eberle, T ^a   Gamer, M ^b   Birklein, F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrically induced pain; Experimental human pain model; Pain suppression; Stress; Sympathetic nervous system; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; THERMAL STIMULATION; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349251392     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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