The effect of intrathecal gabapentin on neuropathic pain is independent of the integrity of the dorsolateral funiculus in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue 17-18, 2012, Pages 837-842

  Dias, Quintino Moura ^a   Silveira, João Walter Souza ^a   Reis, Gláucia Melo ^a   Costa, Karina Abdo ^a   Rossaneis, Ana Carolina ^a   Fais, Rafael Sobrano ^a   Prado, Wiliam Alves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Dorsolateral funiculus; Gabapentin; Intrathecal injection; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD LESION; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVES;

RATTUS;

EID: 84867574217     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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