Time-intensity profiles of cutaneous pain in normal and hyperalgesic skin: a comparison with C-fiber nociceptor activities in monkey and human
LaMotte R, Torebjörk H, Robinson C, Thalhammer J. Time-intensity profiles of cutaneous pain in normal and hyperalgesic skin: a comparison with C-fiber nociceptor activities in monkey and human. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1984, 51: 1434-1450. PMID: 6737035, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1984.51.6.1434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNociceptive afferent fibersDevelopment of hyperalgesiaConditioning stimulusPain ratingsHeat stimulationAfferent fibersHairy skinHeat-evoked dischargesCervical spinal cordMagnitude of painMild heat injurySimilar response magnitudesMean frequencyPoststimulus time histogramsNociceptor activityCutaneous painResponse latencyHyperalgesic skinSpinal cordAwake humansC-fibersAnesthetized monkeysConduction velocityPainHeat stimuli