Cross-desensitization of capsaicin-evoked oral irritation by high but not low concentrations of nicotine in human subjects

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-136

  Dessirier, J M ^a   Chang, H K ^a   O'Mahony, M ^a   Carstens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Alternative forced choice; Capsaicin; Desensitization; Nicotine; Oral irritation; Psychophysics; Trigeminal

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SELF EVALUATION; TONGUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; TONGUE;

EID: 0034714528     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01339-2     Document Type: Article

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