C- and Aδ-fibre mediated thermal perception: Response to rate of temperature change using method of limits

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 325-333

  Palmer, S T ^a   Martin, D J ^a   Steedman, W M ^a   Ravey, J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A fibres; C fibres; Method of limits; Rate of temperature change; Thermal perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COLD SENSATION; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HAND; HEAT; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLD; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HAND; HEAT; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

EID: 0033623519     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990220020002033     Document Type: Article

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