Chapter-03 Gate Control Theory of Pain
BOOK TITLE: Postgraduate Topics in Anaesthesia
Author
1. Mahadevan V
2. Asokan Anil Kumar
ISBN
9789350251560
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11286_3
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1.
Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
2.
Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Chapter keywords
gate control theory,
C–fibres,
A delta–fibres,
nonmyelinated fibres,
myelinated non-nociceptive fibres,
A beta-fibres,
dorsal column,
stimulus,
U–afferents,
T–cell firing,
nerve injuries