Nociceptive sensation and sensitivity evoked from human cornea and conjunctiva stimulated by CO2

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 529-532

  Feng, Yunwei ^a   Simpson, Trefford L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELMONTE PNEUMATIC ESTHESIOMETER; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DEVICE; EYE BURNING; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMORECEPTORS; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0037309711     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-0003     Document Type: Article

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