Nociceptive-specific blink reflex and glyceryl trinitrate infusion in healthy volunteers

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-299

  Kowacs, F ^a   Giffin, N J ^a   Putzki, N ^a   Goadsby, P J ^a   Kaube, H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Experimental headache; Glyceryl trinitrate; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PLACEBO; PROTEIN FOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNEURON; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLINKING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NITROGLYCERIN; NOCICEPTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037955930     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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