Temporal characteristics of capsaicin desensitization and stimulus-induced recovery in the oral cavity

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-149

  Green, Barry G ^a   Rentmeister Bryant, Heike ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Desensitization; Human; Lingual; Oral

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; STIMULUS; TONGUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032144332     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00162-0     Document Type: Article

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