Reduction by antiinflammatory drugs of the response of corneal sensory nerve fibers to chemical irritation

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1944-1953

  Chen, Xiaojie ^a   Gallar, Juana ^a   Belmonte, Carlos ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium channel antagonists; Corneal pain; Inflammation; Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DICLOFENAC; DILTIAZEM; FLURBIPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMICAL BURN; CILIARY NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATS; CORNEA; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DICLOFENAC; DILTIAZEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLURBIPROFEN; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0030924152     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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