Varicella zoster virus-induced pain and post-herpetic neuralgia in the human host and in rodent animal models

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 590-599

  Kinchington, Paul R ^a   Goins, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Animal models; Human herpesvirus 3; Hyperalgesia; Pain measurement; Post herpetic neuralgia; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HEAT; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEURALGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RAT; REPORTER GENE; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SPINAL GANGLION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS LATENCY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENES, REPORTER; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MICE; NEURALGIA; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; RATS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS LATENCY;

EID: 84871180832     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: 15382443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13365-011-0069-7     Document Type: Article

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