Modulation of nociceptive and acoustic startle responses to an unpredictable threat in men and women

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1632-1640

  Hubbard, Catherine S ^a,b   Ornitz, Edward ^a   Gaspar, John X ^a   Smith, Suzanne ^a   Amin, Jenny ^a   Labus, Jennifer S ^a   Kilpatrick, Lisa A ^a   Rhudy, Jamie L ^c   Mayer, Emeran A ^a,d   Naliboff, Bruce D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aversive threat; Nociception; Pain; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX; THREAT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STARTLE REACTION; SURAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958718248     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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