Tensile and Compressive Responses of Nociceptors in Rat Hairy Skin
Khalsa P, Lamotte R, Grigg P. Tensile and Compressive Responses of Nociceptors in Rat Hairy Skin. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 492-505. PMID: 9242296, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCompressive StrengthFemaleHairMaleMechanoreceptorsNeuronsNociceptorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySkinStress, MechanicalTensile StrengthConceptsCompressive stressCompressive loadingTensile stressApplied loadFlat indenter tipCompressive responseIndenter tipCompressive loadTensile loadSurface displacementsTip excursionCompressive strainForce controlTensile strainTip geometrySoft substratesLoadingLoadTensile stimulusHard substratesSubstrateStressIndentationCompressionUniform state