Endothelin-1 activates ETA receptors to cause reflex scratching in BALB/c mice

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 278-284

  McQueen, D S ^a   Noble, M A H ^a   Bond, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; BQ123; BQ788; Endothelin 1; ET B receptors; ETA receptors; IRL1620; Itch; Pruriceptors; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; SUCCINYLENDOTHELIN 1 [8-21][9 GLUTAMIC ACID 11,15 ALANINE];

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REFLEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCRATCHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PIPERIDINES; PRURITUS; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; REFLEX;

EID: 34248581771     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707216     Document Type: Article

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