Topographical distribution of warmth, burning and itch sensations in healthy humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 494, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-168

  Truini, A ^a,b   Leone, C ^a   Di Stefano, G ^a   Biasiotta, A ^a   La Cesa, S ^a   Teofoli, P ^c   Padua, L ^b   Cruccu, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

C fibres; Capsaicine; Histamine; Itch; Laser; Pain

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; HISTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; NONMYELINATED NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; THERMORECEPTOR;

ADULT; FACE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; PAIN; PRURITUS; SENSATION; SHOULDER; SKIN; THERMOGRAPHY; THIGH;

EID: 79953268668     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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