Papain as a Potential New Experimental Model of Non-histaminergic Itch

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  • Giulia Erica Aliotta Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark
  • Zeinab Saii
  • Jesper Elberling
  • Lars Arendt-Nielsen
  • Silvia Lo Vecchio Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D, D3-217, DK-9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.2693

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itch, papain, non-histaminergic itch

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2022-10-04

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Aliotta, G. E., Saii, Z. ., Elberling, J., Arendt-Nielsen, L., & Lo Vecchio, S. (2022). Papain as a Potential New Experimental Model of Non-histaminergic Itch. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 102, adv00786. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.2693

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