Similarities and differences in the currents activated by capsaicin, piperine, and zingerone in rat trigeminal ganglion cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1858-1869

  Liu, L ^a   Simon, S A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; PIPERINE; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; ZINGERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; ION CURRENT; KINETICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SPICE; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

EID: 0029763505     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.1858     Document Type: Article

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