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Menthol

Known as: Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, Menthol [Chemical/Ingredient], Menthol, unspecified form 
A substance that comes from mint oils or is made in the laboratory. It is used to relieve itching and to treat problems in the upper respiratory… 
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Benzocaine 200 MG/ML / Menthol 10 MG/ML Medicated Pad [Medicaine Sting]Camphor 0.05 MG/MG / Menthol 0.034 MG/MG Medicated PatchCamphor 100 MG/ML / Menthol 150 MG/ML / methyl salicylate 330 MG/ML Topical OilCamphor 43.8 MG / Menthol 37 MG / methyl salicylate 72.4 MG Medicated Patch

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Plant extract mediated synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles and its antibacterial activity against clinically isolated pathogens.
Review
2010
Review
2010
Antimicrobial herb and spice compounds in food.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold
Sensory nerve fibres can detect changes in temperature over a remarkably wide range, a process that has been proposed to involve… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Bimodal Action of Menthol on the Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPA1
TRPA1 is a calcium-permeable nonselective cation transient receptor potential (TRP) channel that functions as an excitatory… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Noxious Cold Ion Channel TRPA1 Is Activated by Pungent Compounds and Bradykinin
Review
2004
Review
2004
The African Americanization of menthol cigarette use in the United States.
  • P. Gardiner
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 1486105
Today, over 70% of African American smokers prefer menthol cigarettes, compared with 30% of White smokers. This unique social… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
ANKTM1, a TRP-like Channel Expressed in Nociceptive Neurons, Is Activated by Cold Temperatures
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A TRP Channel that Senses Cold Stimuli and Menthol
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Identification of a cold receptor reveals a general role for TRP channels in thermosensation
The cellular and molecular mechanisms that enable us to sense cold are not well understood. Insights into this process have come… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Menthol and Related Cooling Compounds
  • R. Eccles
  • The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
  • 1994
  • Corpus ID: 20568911
Summary— Menthol and related cooling compounds such as ‘coolant agent 10’, are widely used in products ranging from common cold… 
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