Molecular dissection of itch

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-66

  Hoon, Mark A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GASTRIN RELEASING PEPTIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PRURITOGEN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2; DYNORPHIN;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRURITUS; RECEPTOR SPECIFICITY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TOUCH; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DYNORPHINS; HUMANS; PRURITUS; RECEPTORS, CYTOKINE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 84923054807     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2015.01.017     Document Type: Review

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