Age-related decline of intranasal trigeminal sensitivity: Is it a peripheral event?

Brain Research

Volumn 987, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-206

  Frasnelli, Johannes ^a   Hummel, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Negative mucosa potential; Trigeminal system

Indexed keywords

LINALOOL; MENTHOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; NOSE MUCOSA; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0142038900     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03336-5     Document Type: Article

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