Effect of TRK-820, a selective κ opioid receptor agonist, on scratching behavior in an animal model of atopic dermatitis

Japanese Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-83

  Nakao, Kaoru ^a   Ikeda, Ken ^a   Kurokawa, Takahiro ^a   Togashi, Yuko ^a   Umeuchi, Hideo ^a   Honda, Toshiyuki ^a   Okano, Kiyoshi ^a   Mochizuki, Hidenori ^a  

^a TORAY INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

opioid receptor agonist; Atopic dermatitis; Pruritus; Scratching behavior; TRK 820

Indexed keywords

KETOTIFEN; NALFURAFINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCRATCHING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MORPHINANS; PRURITUS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; SPIRO COMPOUNDS;

EID: 44449136187     PISSN: 13402544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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