The inhibitory interaction between human corneal and conjunctival sensory channels

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1251-1255

  Feng, Yunwei ^a   Simpson, Trefford L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSDUCER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; INNERVATION; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; STIMULATION;

ION CHANNEL;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSATION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 18244382339     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-1191     Document Type: Article

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