Topical capsaicin selectively attenuates heat pain and A δ fiber-mediated laser-evoked potentials

Pain

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 189-196

  Beydoun, Ahmad ^a,b,c   Dyke, D B S ^b   Morrow, T J ^a,b   Casey, K L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Event related potential; Laser; Pain; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030152528     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00161-1     Document Type: Article

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