Capsaicin - Sensitive Neural Afferentation and the Gastrointestinal Tract from Bench to Bedside

• Other Authors: Mozsik, Gyula (Editor), Abdel- Salam, Omar M. E. (Editor), Takeuchi, Koji (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2014
• Subjects: Endocrinology; Hepatology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The capsaicin, a component of paprika, has been used in the culinary practice of every day nutritional practice. This agent is known to cause a variety of actions in the body through activating capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons. A recently launched book entitled, Capsaicin-Sensitive Neural Affere...