Characteristics of scratching behavior induced by some chemical mediators in hairless mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-288

  Takubo, Miho ^a   Ueda, Yuhki ^a   Yatsuzuka, Rie ^a   Jiang, Shuishi ^a   Fujii, Yoko ^a   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compound 48 80; Histamine; HR 1 mice; Scratching behavior; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND 48-80; HISTAMINE; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INJECTION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; SCRATCHING;

EID: 33645879521     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FPJ06002X     Document Type: Article

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