Cutaneous silent periods are not affected by the antihistaminic drug cetirizine

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1016-1019

  Kofler, M ^a   Kumru, H ^b   Stetkarova, I ^c   Ruegg S ^d   Fuhr, P ^d   Leis, A A ^e  

^a Hochzirl Hospital   (Austria)

^b University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^c NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihistaminics; Exteroceptive reflex; Histamine; Neurotransmitter; Spinal reflex

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL REFLEX; THENAR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CETIRIZINE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 67349252142     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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