Sensory stimulation prior to spinal cord injury induces post-injury dysesthesia in mice

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 777-787

  Hoschouer, Emily L ^a   Finseth, Taylor ^a   Flinn, Sharon ^a   Basso, D Michele ^a   Jakeman, Lyn B ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autophagia; Autotomy; Excessive grooming; Overgrooming; Sensory testing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BITE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DISEASE MODEL; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; GROOMING; LOCOMOTION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; TRUNK; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GROOMING; HYPERALGESIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77952993198     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1182     Document Type: Article

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