September 20, 2025Frontiers in NeuroscienceOpen Access

The course of mechanical allodynia differs between forelimb innervation territories following median nerve injury in the rat

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JRJana RitterBG Klinik Tübingen CPCosima PrahmBG Klinik Tübingen MBManuela BüttcherAnimal Welfare Institute

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Analysis reveals distinct patterns of sensory recovery and allodynia post median nerve injury in rats, suggesting collateral nerve sprouting involvement.

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Mechanical allodynia appeared within two weeks of median nerve injury, significantly impacting sensory function.
Sensory and motor recovery were monitored weekly for 12 weeks via functional tests like the Von Frey Test and CatWalk.
The study involved ten male Wistar rats with selected nerve repair strategies to control for recovery parameters.
These findings underscore the relevance of preclinical models for evaluating treatments in neuropathic pain and recovery.

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Ritter et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d439fa713b0b5dfea79d13 https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1602524

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Analysis reveals distinct patterns of sensory recovery and allodynia post median nerve injury in rats, suggesting collateral nerve sprouting involvement.

The course of mechanical allodynia differs between forelimb innervation territories following median nerve injury in the rat

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The course of mechanical allodynia differs between forelimb innervation territories following median nerve injury in the rat

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