Sympathetic modulation of sensory nerve activity with age: Human and rodent skin models

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 883-886

  Khalil, Z ^a   LeVasseur, S ^a   Merhi, M ^a   Helme, R D ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Sensory nerves; Sympathetic efferents

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 9844246437     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1997.tb02710.x     Document Type: Article

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