Peripheral and central determinants of a nociceptive reaction: an approach to psychophysics in the rat.

<h4>Background</h4>The quantitative end-point for many behavioral tests of nociception is the reaction time, i.e. the time lapse between the beginning of the application of a stimulus, e.g. heat, and the evoked response. Since it is technically impossible to heat the skin instantaneously...

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Main Authors: Jean-Michel Benoist, Ivanne Pincedé, Kay Ballantyne, Léon Plaghki, Daniel Le Bars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18769624/pdf/?tool=EBI