Differences in peripheral endocannabinoid modulation of scratching behavior in facial vs. spinally-innervated skin

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 743-749

  Spradley, Jessica Marie ^a   Davoodi, Auva ^a   Gee, Leland Bruce ^a   Carstens, Mirela Iodi ^a   Carstens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C fiber; Cannabinoid receptor; CB1; CB2; Endocannabinoid; G protein coupled receptor; Itch; Scratch; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 6 IODO 3 (4 METHOXYBENZOYL) 2 METHYL 1 (2 MORPHOLINOETHYL)INDOLE; ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CYCLOHEXYLCARBAMIC ACID 3' CARBAMOYLBIPHENYL 3 YL ESTER; ENDOCANNABINOID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE SKIN; FORELIMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCRATCHING; SKIN; SKIN NERVE; SKIN PAIN; SKIN PRURITUS; SPINAL NERVE; SPINALLY INNERVATED SKIN; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; BACK; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONISTS; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FACE; FACIAL PAIN; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MALE; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; PRURITUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; SKIN; SPINAL NERVES; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 84863633976     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.05.032     Document Type: Article

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