Measurement of mechanical withdrawal thresholds and gait analysis using the CatWalk method in a nucleus pulposus-applied rodent model

Abstract Background There are some previous reports of gait analysis using a rodent pain model. Applying the CatWalk method, objective measurements of pain-related behavior could be evaluated, but this method has not been investigated using the nucleus pulposus (NP) applied model, which was develope...

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Main Authors: Takuya Kameda, Yoichi Kaneuchi, Miho Sekiguchi, Shin-ichi Konno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-017-0105-5