Gracile neurons contribute to the maintenance of neuropathic pain in peripheral and central neuropathic models

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2587-2592

  Kim, Hee Young ^a   Wang, Jigong ^b   Gwak, Young Seob ^b  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

gracile neurons; hyperexcitability; mechanical allodynia; spinal contusion; spinal hemisection; spinal nerve ligation

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILE NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINE INJURY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 84869005952     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2396     Document Type: Article

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