Itch and motivation to scratch: An investigation of the central and peripheral correlates of allergen- and histamine-induced itch in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 415-422

  Leknes, Siri G ^a   Bantick, Susanna ^a   Willis, Carolyn M ^b   Wilkinson, John D ^b   Wise, Richard G ^a   Tracey, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HAND; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOVEMENT; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRURITUS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; VOLITION;

EID: 33846466097     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00070.2006     Document Type: Article

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