Reduced heat sensitivity and epidermal nerve fiber immunostaining following single applications of a high-concentration capsaicin patch

Pain

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 360-367

  Malmberg, Annika B ^a   Mizisin, Andrew P ^b   Calcutt, Nigel A ^b   Von Stein, Thorsten ^a   Robbins, Wendye R ^a   Bley, Keith R ^a  

^a NeurogesX Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Epidermal nerve fibers; Immunohistochemistry; Punch biopsies; Quantitative sensory testing; TRPV1

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CAPSAICIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE; SKIN TEST; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 4444292549     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.07.017     Document Type: Article

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