Intraneural microstimulation in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 470, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 162-167

  Ochoa, José L ^a  

^a LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitation of single sensory nerve fibers; Intraneural microstimulation (INMS); Pure evoked sensations; Sensory specificity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HAND; HUMAN; INTRANEURAL MICROSTIMULATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RECORDING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY NERVE; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SKIN SENSATION;

AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERCEPTION; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC;

EID: 75149134206     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.10.007     Document Type: Review

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