Sex differences in itch perception and modulation by distraction - An fMRI pilot study in healthy volunteers

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Stumpf, Astrid ^a   Burgmer, Markus ^a   Schneider, Gudrun ^a   Heuft, Gereon ^a   Schmelz, Martin ^b   Phan, Ngoc Quan ^a   Ständer, Sonja ^a   Pfleiderer, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRURITUS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84894181073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079123     Document Type: Article

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