Effects of Epidural Capsaicin on Nociceptive Threshold and Neurological Functions in Rabbits

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1777-1783

  Dong, Ying Wei ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Liu, Jia Ren ^b  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Pain Threshold; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LEG; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RABBIT; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT; STAINING; THERMAL STIMULATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 83655167135     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01265.x     Document Type: Article

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