Segmental spinal root avulsion in the adult rat: A model to study avulsion injury pain

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 160-172

  Chew, Daniel J ^a   Murrell, Karen ^a   Carlstedt, Thomas ^b   Shortland, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allodynia; avulsion; dorsal root ganglion; hyperalgesia; pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BIOTIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GLIA; HINDLIMB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHAGOCYTE; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL ROOT AVULSION; THERMAL STIMULATION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NEURALGIA; RADICULOPATHY; RATS;

EID: 84873395028     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2481     Document Type: Article

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