Validation of a modified algometer to measure mechanical nociceptive thresholds in awake dogs

• Main Authors: Kaka, Ubedullah, Chen, Hui Cheng, Goh, Yong Meng, Abdul Abubakar, Adamu, Fakurazi, Sharida, Ebrahimi, Mahdi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46846/1/Validation%20of%20a%20modified%20algometer%20to%20measure%20mechanical%20nociceptive%20thresholds%20in%20awake%20dogs.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46846/; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2015/375421/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study was conducted to validate the use of a modified algometer device to measure mechanical nociceptive thresholds in six dogs. Dogs were administered morphine intravenously (IV) at 1 mg/kg or saline at equivolume in a crossover design with one-week washout period. Mechanical nociceptive thres...