Itch Vol. 27Basic Mechanisms and Therapy |
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| Editor:
| Yosipovitch, Gil
Greaves, Malcolm W.
McGlone, Francis
Fleischer, Jr. , Alan B. |
| Series title: | Basic and Clinical Dermatology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8247-4747-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Informa Healthcare |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $315.00 |
Book Description:
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Offering details on the pharmacology of itch, techniques of itch evaluation, and neurogenic itch, this reference presents new concepts in the neurophysiology and central mechanisms of itch, animal models of itch, and processing of histamine itch in the human cerebral cortex. The text clarifies itch in systemic and skin disease, exploring renal itch, uremic pruritus, lichen amyloidosis and more.
Offering details on the pharmacology of itch, techniques of itch evaluation, and neurogenic itch, this reference presents new concepts in the neurophysiology and central mechanisms of itch, animal models of itch, and processing of histamine itch in the human cerebral cortex. The text clarifies itch in systemic and skin disease, exploring renal itch, uremic pruritus, lichen amyloidosis and more.