Effects of unpredictable stimulation on pain and nociception across the cardiac cycle

Pain

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 84-90

  Martins, Amadeu Quelhas ^a   Ring, Christopher ^a   McIntyre, David ^a   Edwards, Louisa ^a,b   Martin, Una ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial baroreceptors; Cardiac cycle; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Pain intensity; Pain unpleasantness; Unpredictability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; SYSTOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SURAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449687920     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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