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Acute and Chronic Tactile Sensory Testing after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

Acute and Chronic Tactile Sensory Testing after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

DOI:
10.3791/3247-v

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08:57 min

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April 04, 2012

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1Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair,School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, 2Spinal Cord Research Center,Drexel University College of Medicine

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 02:46Acclimation Procedure for Up-down Von Frey Hair (VFH) Testing
  • 03:23Testing Procedure for the Up-down VFH Approach
  • 05:06Acclimation Procedure for Dorsal Von Frey Hair Testing
  • 05:36Testing Procedure for the Dorsal Von Frey Hair Approach
  • 06:50Up-down and Dorsal VFH Testing Results in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Rats
  • 07:43Conclusion

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We describe two tactile sensory testing methods for acute or chronic periods of spinal cord injury in rats. These validated procedures can detect the development and maintenance of allodynia-like sensations.

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AcuteChronicTactile Sensory TestingSpinal Cord InjuryRatsAllodyniaCellular CausesMolecular CausesSensory Testing MethodsVon Frey Hair MonofilamentsTactile Sensory ThresholdsUp-Down TestDorsal VFH TestHind PawFlexor Withdrawal Thresholds

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