Altered nociceptive C fibre input to primary somatosensory cortex in an animal model of hyperalgesia

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-375

  Jensen, Tanja ^a   Granmo, Marcus ^a   Schouenborg, Jens ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal pain model; Electrophysiology; Pain; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTIVE C FIBER; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; SKIN PAIN; TACTILE STIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; LASERS; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NOCICEPTORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TRAMADOL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 79954420208     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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