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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Main Authors: Q.M. Dias, A.C. Rossaneis, R.S. Fais, W.A. Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-03-01
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