Secondary heat hyperalgesia detected by radiant heat stimuli in humans: Evaluation of stimulus intensity and duration

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-237

  Sumikura, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Miyazawa, Akiko ^a,b   Yucel, Aysen ^a,c   Andersen, Ole K ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Intradermal injection; Radiant heat stimulus; Secondary heat hyperalgesia; Stimulus duration; Stimulus intensity; Xenon lamp

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; XENON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT SENSATION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERALGESIA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; CAPSAICIN; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28944441304     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990220500262778     Document Type: Article

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