Capsaicin desensitization and stimulus-induced recovery on facial compared to lingual skin

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 517-523

  Green, Barry G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body site; Capsaicin; Desensitization; Individual differences; Irritation; Recovery; Skin

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TONGUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032414972     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00202-9     Document Type: Article

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