NGF sensitizes nociceptors for cowhage- but not histamine-induced itch in human skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 268-270

  Rukwied, Roman R ^a   Main, Maurice ^a   Weinkauf, Benjamin ^a   Schmelz, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERALGESIA; IONTOPHORESIS; LETTER; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN RECEPTOR; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN NERVE; SKIN PAIN; SKIN PRURITUS; THERMAL STIMULATION; VELVET BEAN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84872202469     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.242     Document Type: Letter

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