Comparison of manual and automated filaments for evaluation of neuropathic pain behavior in rats

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-13

  Nirogi, Ramakrishna ^a   Goura, Venkatesh ^a   Shanmuganathan, Dhanalakshmi ^a   Jayarajan, Pradeep ^a   Abraham, Renny ^a  

^a SUVEN LIFE SCIENCES LTD   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic plantar aesthesiometer; Mechanical allodynia; Methods; Neuropathic rats; Von frey monofilaments

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED FILAMENT; CHRONIC CONSTRICTED INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; DYNAMIC PLANTAR AESTHESIOMETER; FOREFOOT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANUAL FILAMENT; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL SCIATIC NERVE LIGATION; RAT; SPINAL NERVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE STIMULATION; VON FREY MONOFILAMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALIBRATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL NERVES;

RATTUS;

EID: 84864110919     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: 1873488X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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