Acetylcholine is an inducer of itching in patients with atopic eczema

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 621-625

  Heyer, Gisela ^a,b   Vogelgsang, Maria ^a   Hornstein, Otto P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Atopic and non atopic skin; Different sensory perceptions; Pruritus versus burning sensation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BUFFER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRURITUS; SKIN SENSATION;

EID: 0030690408     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02305.x     Document Type: Article

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