Local injection of nerve growth factor (NGF) triggers degranulation of mast cells in rat paw

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 129-132

  Tal, Michael ^a   Liberman, Ronit ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

degranulation; hyperalgesia; mast cells; nerve growth factor

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL DEGRANULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPERALGESIA; MAST CELLS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RATS; SKIN;

EID: 0343052745     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13318-8     Document Type: Article

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