ATP in human skin elicits a dose-related pain response which is potentiated under conditions of hyperalgesia

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1238-1246

  Hamilton, Sara G ^a   Warburton, James ^a   Bhattacharjee, Anupam ^a   Ward, Jane ^a   McMahon, Stephen B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate; Capsaicin; Hyperalgesia; Pain; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CAPSAICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; DESENSITIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERALGESIA; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0034063480     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.6.1238     Document Type: Article

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