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Absence of histamine-induced itch in the African naked mole-rat and "rescue" by Substance P

Recent research has proposed a pathway in which sensory neurons expressing the capsaicin activated ion channel TRPV1 are required for histamine-induced itch and subsequent scratching behavior. We examined histamine-induced itch in the African naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) and found that alt...

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Autores principales: Smith, Ewan St John, Blass, Gregory RC, Lewin, Gary R, Park, Thomas J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20497578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8069-6-29