Effects of progesterone on neuropathic pain responses in an experimental animal model for peripheral neuropathy in the rat: A behavioral and electrophysiological study

Neuroscience

Volumn 256, Issue , 2014, Pages 403-411

  Jarahi, M ^a,b   Sheibani, V ^a   Safakhah, H A ^b   Torkmandi, H ^b   Rashidy Pour, A ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Neuroprotection; Peripheral neuropathy; Progesterone; Therapeutic effects

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; GESTAGEN;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CONSTRICTION INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE ACTION; HYPERALGESIA; INJURY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SURAL NERVE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIBIAL NERVE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCIATICA; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATICA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84888311682     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.10.043     Document Type: Article

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