Effects of capsaicin and menthol on oral thermal sensory thresholds

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-153

  Kalantzis, A ^a   Robinson, P P ^a   Loescher, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Menthol; Oral; Quantitative thermal sensory thresholds

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; MENTHOL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOUTH; NERVE FIBER; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAPSAICIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTHOL; MOUTH; NERVE FIBERS; PERCEPTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845451901     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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