title: A stimulator for studies of mechanical nociception based upon a commercially available translation table.
abstract: We have developed a mechanical stimulator that can be used for studies of sensory physiology, psychophysics and tissue mechanics. The stimulator operates in either displacement or force-servo modes. It surpasses other available stimulators in respect to displacement range, measurement sensitivity and cost, and it can be easily assembled from parts that are commercially available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Biology and Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hargens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*