Direct injection into the dorsal root ganglion: Technical, behavioral, and histological observations

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-55

  Fischer, Gregory ^a   Kostic, Sandra ^b   Nakai, Hiroyuki ^c   Park, Frank ^a   Sapunar, Damir ^b   Yu, Hongwei ^a   Hogan, Quinn ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Gene therapy; Injection technique; Neuropathic pain; Pain treatment; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PARVOVIRUS VECTOR; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MICROINJECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLORING AGENTS; DEPENDOVIRUS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE THERAPY; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYPERALGESIA; INDOLES; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURALGIA; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79958117790     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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