Sex Differences in Itch Perception and Modulation by Distraction – an fMRI Pilot Study in Healthy Vo...
Sex Differences in Itch Perception and Modulation by Distraction – an fMRI Pilot Study in Healthy Volunteers
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Even though itch is a common syndrome of many diseases there is only little knowledge about sex and gender differences in pruritus, especially in central itch perception and modulation. To our knowledge, this is the first fMRI study examining sex differences in perception and its modulation by distraction.
Experimental itch was induced by applic...
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Sex Differences in Itch Perception and Modulation by Distraction – an fMRI Pilot Study in Healthy Volunteers
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1459404076
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1459404076
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0079123