Excitation of mouse superficial dorsal horn neurons by histamine and/or PAR-2 agonist: Potential role in itch

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2176-2183

  Akiyama, Tasuku ^a   Carstens, Mirela Iodi ^a   Carstens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; CAPSAICIN; HISTAMINE; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; SLIGRL NH2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COOLING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXCITATION; HEAT; HINDLIMB; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; COLD TEMPERATURE; HISTAMINE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUSTARD PLANT; NEURONS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PLANT OILS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; PRURITUS; RECEPTOR, PAR-2;

EID: 70350319219     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00463.2009     Document Type: Article

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