Neuronal Sensitization for Histamine-Induced Itch in Lesional Skin of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1455-1458

  Ikoma, Akihiko ^a   Rukwied, Roman ^d   Ständer, Sonja ^b   Steinhoff, Martin ^b   Miyachi, Yoshiki ^a   Schmelz, Martin ^c,d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AXONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; REFLEX; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0242492118     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.139.11.1455     Document Type: Article

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