1993
Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation
Greenspan J, LaMotte R. Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation. Journal Of Hand Therapy 1993, 6: 75-82. PMID: 8343885, DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(12)80287-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Central changes in processing of mechanoreceptive input in capsaicin‐induced secondary hyperalgesia in humans.
Torebjörk H, Lundberg L, LaMotte R. Central changes in processing of mechanoreceptive input in capsaicin‐induced secondary hyperalgesia in humans. The Journal Of Physiology 1992, 448: 765-780. PMID: 1593489, PMCID: PMC1176227, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical hyperalgesiaCapsaicin injectionIntraneural microstimulationMechanoreceptive inputCapsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesiaCutaneous innervation territoryArea of hyperalgesiaHealthy human subjectsSecondary hyperalgesiaAlgesic substancesLidocaine anesthesiaInnervation territoryIntense painIntradermal injectionUnmyelinated fibersHyperalgesiaMyelinated fibersC-fibersCentral changesPainAfferent signalsImpulse conductionSuprathreshold stimulationSkin areasTactile sensation