Neuroselective transcutaneous electrical stimulation reveals neuronal sensitization in atopic dermatitis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 609-614

  Ozawa, Maki ^a   Tsuchiyama, Kenichiro ^a   Gomi, Rumiko ^a   Kurosaki, Fumio ^a   Kawamoto, Yuji ^b   Aiba, Setsuya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSELECTIVE TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; PAIN; PRURITUS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849131176     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.900     Document Type: Article

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