Effects of naltrexone on spontaneous itch-associated responses in NC mice with chronic dermatitis

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-196

  Maekawa, Tatsuya ^a   Yamaguchi Miyamoto, Tomomi ^a   Nojima, Hiroshi ^a   Kuraishi, Yasushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Itch associated behavior; Naltrexone; NC mice

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036803897     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.90.193     Document Type: Article

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