Intact cutaneous C fibre afferent properties in mechanical and cold neuropathic allodynia

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 565.e1-565.e10

  Hulse, Richard ^a   Wynick, David ^a   Donaldson, Lucy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A fibre; C fibre; Neuropathic pain; Ongoing activity; Primary afferent

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; EVOKED RESPONSE; LIGATION; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER C; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; COLD; GAIT; INNERVATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN; PAIN RECEPTOR; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN; STIMULATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; GAIT; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN;

EID: 77950611960     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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