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An electronic pressure-meter nociception paw test for mice
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| Author(s): |
Verri Junior, Waldiceu A.
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Vivancos, G. G.
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Moreira, I. F.
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Reis, S.
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Parada, C. A.
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Cunha, Fernando Q.
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Ferreira, Sergio H.
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Cunha, Thiago. Mattar
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Total Authors: 8
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research; v. 37, n. 3, p. 401-407, Mar. 2004. |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Pharmacology |
| Abstract | |
The aim of the present investigation was to describe and validate an electronic mechanical test for quantification of the intensity of inflammatory nociception in mice. The electronic pressure-meter test consists of inducing the animal hindpaw flexion reflex by poking the plantar region with a polypropylene pipette tip adapted to a hand-held force transducer. This method was compared to the classical von Frey filaments test in which pressure intensity is automatically recorded after the nociceptive hindpaw flexion reflex...(AU) | |