"Iontophoresis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Therapeutic introduction of ions of soluble salts into tissues by means of electric current. In medical literature it is commonly used to indicate the process of increasing the penetration of drugs into surface tissues by the application of electric current. It has nothing to do with ION EXCHANGE; AIR IONIZATION nor PHONOPHORESIS, none of which requires current.
| Descriptor ID |
D007478
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.267.650 E05.301.300.575
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iontophoresis" by people in Profiles.
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Limbic pallidal adaptations following long-term cessation of dopaminergic transmission: lack of upregulation of dopamine receptor function. Exp Neurol. 2004 Apr; 186(2):145-57.
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Alterations in responses of ventral pallidal neurons to excitatory amino acids after long-term dopamine depletion. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2002 Apr; 301(1):371-81.
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Mu and kappa opioid agonists modulate ventral tegmental area input to the ventral pallidum. Eur J Neurosci. 2002 Jan; 15(2):257-68.