Cutaneous innervation before and after one treatment period of acupuncture

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 970-976

  Carlsson, C P ^a   Sundler, F ^a   Wallengren, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Calcitonin gene related peptide; Peripheral nerve; Protein gene product 9; Skin; Vanilloid receptor 1

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; HISTAMINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; MAST CELL; NEEDLE; NOCICEPTION; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PRURITUS; SKIN; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 33749855451     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07450.x     Document Type: Article

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