Comparison of intensity-dependent inhibition of spinal wide-dynamic range neurons by dorsal column and peripheral nerve stimulation in a rat model of neuropathic pain

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 978-988

  Yang, F ^a   Xu, Q ^a,b   Cheong, Y K ^a,c   Shechter, R ^a   Sdrulla, A ^a   He, S Q ^a   Tiwari, V ^a   Dong, X ^a   Wacnik, P W ^d   Meyer, R ^a   Raja, Srinivasa N ^a   Guan, Yun ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^d MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE ELECTRODE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINE; TIBIAL NERVE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; NERVE CELL; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84903982985     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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