Article
Short-term effect of acute and repeated urinary bladder inflammation on thigmotactic behaviour in the laboratory rat
2015-05-08
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the non-sensory components of the pain experience is crucial to developing effective treatments for pain conditions. Chronic pain is associated with increased incidence of anxio-depressive disorders, and patients often report feelings of vulnerability which can decrease quality of life. In animal models of pain, observation of behaviours such as thigmotaxis can be used to detect such affective distur...
Topics
Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.
Identifiers and source
- Literature Corpus work
- e07240ba-b1cc-5a38-a9c4-d5289b765820
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.6255.1
