Effect of menthol on human temperature sensitivity

Human Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-225

  Kozyreva, T V ^a   Tkachenko, E Ya ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 43149086424     PISSN: 03621197     EISSN: 16083164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0362119708020138     Document Type: Article

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