Validation of the digital pressure application measurement (PAM) device for detection of primary mechanical hyperalgesia in rat and mouse antigen-induced knee joint arthritis

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 575-583

  Leuchtweis, J ^a   Imhof, A K ^a   Montechiaro, F ^b   Schaible, H G ^a   Boettger, Michael K ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Ugo Basile Biological Research Apparatus   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HYPERALGESIA; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE APPLICATION MEASUREMENT; RAT; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HYPERALGESIA; KNEE JOINT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79954561327     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2010.32.8.1532102     Document Type: Article

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