Selective excitation by capsaicin of mechano-heat sensitive nociceptors in rat skin

Brain Research

Volumn 446, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 262-268

  Szolcsanyi, Janos ^a   Anton, Fernand ^a   Reeh, Peter W ^a   Handwerker, Hermann O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Cutaneous receptor; Desensitization of polymodal nociceptor; Nociceptor

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; RAT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SKIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CAPSAICIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVE FIBERS; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SKIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023924974     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)90885-2     Document Type: Article

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