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Mouse model of touch-evoked itch (alloknesis)

Lightly touching normal skin near a site of itch can elicit itch sensation, a phenomenon known as alloknesis. To investigate the neural mechanisms of alloknesis, we have developed an animal model. Low-threshold mechanical stimulation of the skin normally does not elicit any response in naïve C57/BL6...

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Autores principales: Akiyama, Tasuku, Carstens, Mirela Iodi, Ikoma, Akihiko, Cevikbas, Ferda, Steinhoff, Martin, Carstens, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3375351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22418875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jid.2012.52