by Gil Yosipovitch (Editor), Francis Mc Glone (Editor), Alan B . Fleischer Jr . (Editor), Malcolm W . Greaves (Editor), Gil Yosipovitch (Editor), Alan B. Fleischer Jr. (Editor), Francis McGlone (Editor), Malcolm W. Greaves (Editor)
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.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 342
Edition: 1
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 06 Jan 2004
ISBN 10: 082474747X
ISBN 13: 9780824747473