Itch-related responses of dorsal horn neurons to cutaneous allergic stimulation in mice

NeuroReport

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 478-481

  Omori, Yu ^a   Andoh, Tsugunobu ^a   Shirakawa, Hiroki ^b   Ishida, Hiroki ^b   Hachiga, Tadashi ^b   Kuraishi, Yasushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b TOYAMA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biting; Dorsal horn neuron; Immediate allergy; Mechanosensitive neuron; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY TEST; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOUSE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN PRURITUS; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MICROELECTRODE; MOSQUITO; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR HORN CELL; PRURITUS; SKIN;

ALLERGEN;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CULICIDAE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROELECTRODES; NOCICEPTORS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; PRURITUS; SKIN;

EID: 63849125354     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283293725     Document Type: Article

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