The vasodilator component of neurogenic inflammation is caused by a special subclass of heat-sensitive nociceptors in the skin of the pig

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 494, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 587-593

  Lynn, B ^b   Schutterle S ^a   Pierau, F K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN RECEPTOR; SWINE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029816767     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021516     Document Type: Article

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