Mecamylamine reduces nicotine cross-desensitization of trigeminal caudalis neuronal responses to oral chemical irritation

Brain Research

Volumn 991, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 249-253

  Simons, Christopher T ^a   Sudo, Satoko ^b   Sudo, Makoto ^b   Carstens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mecamylamine; Nicotine cross desensitization; Oral chemical irritation; Trigeminal caudalis neuronal response

Indexed keywords

ACID; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; VALERIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; MALE; MOUTH; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TONGUE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0142090716     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03539-X     Document Type: Article

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