Capsaicin or menthol sensitization induces quantitative but no qualitative changes to thermal and mechanical pain thresholds

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-131

  Flühr, Karin ^a   Neddermeyer, Till J ^a   Lötsch, Jörn ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experimental human pain models; Pain testing

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; MENTHOL; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION; THERMAL STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERALGESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPRURITICS; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MENTHOL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049164124     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181817aa2     Document Type: Article

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