The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 681-688 , October 2005

Evaluation of the Time Course of Plasma Extravasation in the Skin by Digital Image Analysis

Received 23 March 2005 ,Revised 7 June 2005 ,Accepted 24 June 2005.

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 Supported by CIHR grant (M.P.C.) and a CIHR training grant (M2C) to J.O.D. for support of N.C. H.L.G. was supported by Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (Colombia).Dr. Gonzalez’s current address is Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia.

PII: S1526-5900(05)00733-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.06.004

The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 681-688 , October 2005

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