Local corticosteroid application blocks transmission in normal nociceptive C‐fibres

@article{Johansson1990LocalCA,
  title={Local corticosteroid application blocks transmission in normal nociceptive C‐fibres},
  author={Arne Johansson and Jingxia Hao and Bengt H. Sj{\"o}lund},
  journal={Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica},
  year={1990},
  volume={34}
}
The effect of a locally applied depot form of a corticosteroid on the electrical properties of nerves was investigated in an experimental model. The segmental transmission in electrically stimulated A‐fibres and in C‐fibres of the plantar nerve in the anaesthetized rat was utilized. A drop of methylprednisolone acetate or vehicle constituent was placed on the dissected plantar nerve proximal to the stimulating electrodes after recording control responses (A‐fibre volley in the sciatic nerve and… 
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