Painful stimuli evoke itch in patients with chronic pruritus - Central sensitization for itch: Commentary;Schmerzreize lösen bei patienten mit chronischem pruritus jucken aus: Zentrale sensibilisierung für jucken

Schmerz

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 324-327

  Wasner, G ^a,b   Baron, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRURITUS; RECEPTOR BINDING; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL STIMULATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; PAIN; PRURITUS;

EID: 23944471112     PISSN: 0932433X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00482-004-0346-y     Document Type: Note

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