Anatomy and neurophysiology of pruritus

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Ikoma, Akihiko ^a   Cevikbas, Ferda ^a   Kempkes, Cordula ^a   Steinhoff, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H4 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

BRAIN FUNCTION; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SKIN RECEPTOR; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; PRURITUS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SKIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 79960423009     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: 15580768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2011.04.001     Document Type: Review

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