Scratch induction in the rat by intradermal serotonin: A model for pruritus

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 250-254

  Thomsen, J S ^a   Petersen, M B ^a   Benfeldt, E ^a   Jensen, S B ^a   Serup, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compound 48 80; Histamine; Platelet activating factor (PAF); Proteases; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; COMPOUND 48-80; HISTAMINE; KALLIKREIN; PAPAIN; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; INJECTION SITE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCRATCHING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRURITUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0034781704     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550152572868     Document Type: Article

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