Effect of topically applied menthol on thermal, pain and itch sensations and biophysical properties of the skin

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 288, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 245-248

  Yosipovitch, Gil ^a   Szolar, Christiane ^a   Hui, Xiao Ying ^a   Maibach, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Itch sensation; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Thermal thresholds; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HISTAMINE; MENTHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; COLD SENSATION; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN WATER LOSS;

EID: 0029971514     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02530092     Document Type: Article

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