title: An electrophysiological method for quantifying neuropathic pain behaviors in rats: measurement of hindlimb withdrawal EMG magnitude.
abstract: In behavior methods to quantify neuropathic pain, visual observations of limb-withdrawal reflexes to stimuli are not always clear-cut, so this method is partly subjective. Our current data suggest that measurement of electrophysiological EMG magnitudes enables more reliable and objective assessment for quantifying nocifensive behaviors related to neuropathic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1069, USA.
authors.forename: Hee Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Seob
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Gwak
authors.forename: Insop
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods*; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000502:physiology; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology