1999
Mechanical and Thermal Hyperalgesia and Ectopic Neuronal Discharge After Chronic Compression of Dorsal Root Ganglia
Song X, Hu S, Greenquist K, Zhang J, LaMotte R. Mechanical and Thermal Hyperalgesia and Ectopic Neuronal Discharge After Chronic Compression of Dorsal Root Ganglia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 82: 3347-3358. PMID: 10601466, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaChronic compressionAcute injuryRoot gangliaPreoperative valuesPostoperative testingFoot withdrawalSpontaneous dischargeIntact sympathetic nervous systemUnmyelinated peripheral nerve fibersEctopic neuronal dischargesEctopic spontaneous dischargesSympathetic nervous systemLow back painPeripheral nerve fibersDorsal root fibersBlood-borne chemicalsExtracellular electrophysiological recordingsActive myelinated fibersCotton wispNonsurgical ratsMechanical hyperalgesiaEctopic dischargesThermal hyperalgesiaBack pain
1992
Pain, hyperalgesia and activity in nociceptive C units in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin.
LaMotte R, Lundberg L, Torebjörk H. Pain, hyperalgesia and activity in nociceptive C units in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin. The Journal Of Physiology 1992, 448: 749-764. PMID: 1593488, PMCID: PMC1176226, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of painMagnitude of painC-nociceptorsCapsaicin injectionMechanical hyperalgesiaIntradermal injectionTopical applicationReceptive fieldsC-mechanoheat nociceptorsEffects of capsaicinMean discharge rateCutaneous hyperalgesiaHyperalgesic areaUnchanged responsivenessBackground painAlgesic substancesPeroneal nerveNociceptor excitabilityNociceptor responsesPain thresholdMechanical stimuliNociceptor dischargeIntense painConcomitant painAwake humans
1982
Response properties of high-threshold cutaneous cold receptors in the primate
LaMotte R, Thalhammer J. Response properties of high-threshold cutaneous cold receptors in the primate. Brain Research 1982, 244: 279-287. PMID: 7116176, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90086-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research