Camphor induces cold and warm sensations with increases in skin and muscle blood flow in human

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1913-1918

  Kotaka, Tomohiko ^a   Kimura, Shoji ^a   Kashiwayanagi, Makoto ^a   Iwamoto, Jun ^b  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Camphor; Cold sensation; Warm sensation

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; MENTHOL; PETROLATUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; COLD SENSATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SENSATION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; WARM SENSATION; COLD; DRUG EFFECTS; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CAMPHOR; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERCEPTION; SENSATION; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84919766844     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: 13475215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b14-00442     Document Type: Article

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