Validation of a model of itch induction for brain positron emission tomography studies using histamine iontophoresis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 504-510

  Bergeret, Laure ^a,b   Black, David ^c   Theunis, Jennifer ^c   Misery, Laurent ^d   Chauveau, Nicolas ^a,b   Aubry, Florent ^a,b   Gros, Hélène ^a,b   Viallard, Gérard ^a,b   Celsis, Pierre ^a,b  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c Skin Research Centre   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Brain activation; Histamine; Iontophoresis; Itch

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MODEL; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOREARM; FRANCE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRURITUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80052005808     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1067     Document Type: Article

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