Pain assessment in animal models: Do we need further studies?

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 227-236

  Gigliuto, Carmelo ^a   De Gregori, Manuela ^b   Malafoglia, Valentina ^c   Raffaeli, William ^c   Compagnone, Christian ^d   Visai, Livia ^a,e   Petrini, Paola ^f   Avanzini, Maria Antonietta ^b   Muscoli, Carolina ^g   Viganò, Jacopo ^a   Calabrese, Francesco ^a   Dominioni, Tommaso ^a   Allegri, Massimo ^a,b   Cobianchi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c ISAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e IRCCS   (Italy)

^f POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^g IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental model; Pain assessment; Translational research

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; SUBSTANCE P;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY SIZE; BREATHING RATE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LASER FLOWMETER; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; VASODILATATION; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 84900402760     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S59161     Document Type: Review

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