A Sensitive Gait Parameter for Quantification of Arthritis in Rats

Quantification of arthritis is helpful for investigating pain mechanisms of arthritis and for developing new drugs. We assessed and identified a feasible parameter for quantification of rat arthritis using a novel gait analyzing system. Knee-joint injection with small doses of λ-carrageenan decrease...

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Main Authors: Kensuke Orito, Shogo Kurozumi, Idaku Ishii, Akane Tanaka, Junko Sawada, Hiroshi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319343452