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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… Expand
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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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Review
2018
Review
2018
Heated tobacco products: the example of IQOS
  • S. Glantz
  • Tobacco Control
  • 2018
    • Corpus ID: 53028624
Heated tobacco products (HTP) represent the latest in a long line of products tobacco companies have developed and marketed as… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
More than cool: Promiscuous relationships of menthol and other sensory compounds
Several temperature-activated transient receptor potential (thermoTRP) ion channels are the molecular receptors of natural… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Noxious Cold Ion Channel TRPA1 Is Activated by Pungent Compounds and Bradykinin
Six members of the mammalian transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels respond to varied temperature thresholds. The… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Characterization of the mouse cold‐menthol receptor TRPM8 and vanilloid receptor type‐1 VR1 using a fluorometric imaging plate reader (FLIPR) assay
TRPM8 (CMR1) is a Ca2+‐permeable channel, which can be activated by low temperatures, menthol, eucalyptol and icilin. It belongs… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
ANKTM1, a TRP-like Channel Expressed in Nociceptive Neurons, Is Activated by Cold Temperatures
Mammals detect temperature with specialized neurons in the peripheral nervous system. Four TRPV-class channels have been… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A TRP Channel that Senses Cold Stimuli and Menthol
A distinct subset of sensory neurons are thought to directly sense changes in thermal energy through their termini in the skin… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Menthol: a natural analgesic compound
Menthol, after topical application, causes a feeling of coolness due to stimulation of 'cold' receptors by inhibiting Ca… Expand
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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… Expand
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