Dose-dependent competitive block by topical acetylsalicylic and salicylic acid of low pH-induced cutaneous pain

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-82

  Steen, Kay H ^a   Reeh, Peter W ^b   Kreysel, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Aspirin; Benzocain; Ibuprofen; Nociception; Proton; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENZOCAINE; IBUPROFEN; PLACEBO; SALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030059056     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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