Chili pepper and rectal hyperalgesia in irritable bowel syndrome [12]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1214-1215

  Schmulson, Max J ^a   Valdovinos, Miguel Angel ^a   Milke, Pilar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL HYPERALGESIA;

EID: 0038070335     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07451.x     Document Type: Letter

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