Four possible itching pathways related to the TRPV1 channel, histamine, PAR-2 and serotonin

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 5-12

  Nakagawa, Hiroshi ^a   Hiura, Akio ^b  

^a TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histamine; Itch; PAR 2; Serotonin; TRPV1

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; SEROTONIN; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VELVET BEAN;

EID: 84879558444     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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