Topical hindpaw application of L-menthol decreases responsiveness to heat with biphasic effects on cold sensitivity of rat lumbar dorsal horn neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 219, Issue , 2012, Pages 234-242

  Klein, A H ^a   Sawyer, C M ^a   Takechi, K ^a   Davoodi, A ^a   Ivanov, M A ^a   Carstens, M I ^a   Carstens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold hyperalgesia; Dorsal horn neurons; Heat analgesia; L menthol

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HINDLIMB; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; HINDLIMB; HOT TEMPERATURE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MENTHOL; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84864003602     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.061     Document Type: Article

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