An improved experimental model for peripheral neuropathy in rats
A modification of the Bennett and Xie chronic constriction injury model of peripheral painful neuropathy was developed in rats. Under tribromoethanol anesthesia, a single ligature with 100% cotton glace thread was placed around the right sciatic nerve proximal to its trifurcation. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000300253&lng=en&tlng=en |