1991
Neurogenic hyperalgesia: the search for the primary cutaneous afferent fibers that contribute to capsaicin-induced pain and hyperalgesia
Baumann T, Simone D, Shain C, LaMotte R. Neurogenic hyperalgesia: the search for the primary cutaneous afferent fibers that contribute to capsaicin-induced pain and hyperalgesia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1991, 66: 212-227. PMID: 1919668, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1991.66.1.212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfferent fibersNeurogenic hyperalgesiaPrimary hyperalgesiaNociceptive fibersPrimary afferentsIntradermal injectionHeat stimuliInjection siteReceptive fieldsCutaneous primary afferent fibersCapsaicin injection siteCutaneous afferent fibersNociceptive afferent fibersInjection of capsaicinCapsaicin-induced painPrimary afferent fibersPeripheral nervous systemPeripheral neural mechanismsArea of skinCapsaicin painSecondary hyperalgesiaDepressed responsivenessCapsaicin injectionIntense painHyperalgesia
1988
Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor
LaMotte R. Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor. Progress In Brain Research 1988, 74: 331-335. PMID: 3187041, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)63033-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous painInjection siteNeurophysiological studiesPeripheral nerve fibersSensation of painCapsaicin painInjection painMechanical hyperesthesiaHeat hyperalgesiaHeat nociceptorsIntradermal injectionCutaneous receptorsNerve fibersHistamine dihydrochloridePainNociceptorsCapsaicinGreater painItchAllodyniaHyperesthesiaFurther investigationCandidate mechanismInjectionSensation