1999
Attenuation of experimental pruritus and mechanically evoked dysesthesiae in an area of cutaneous allodynia
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1992
Subpopulations of “nocifensor neurons” contributing to pain and allodynia, itch and alloknesis
LaMotte R. Subpopulations of “nocifensor neurons” contributing to pain and allodynia, itch and alloknesis. Journal Of Pain 1992, 1: 115-126. DOI: 10.1016/1058-9139(92)90040-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinothalamic tract cellsDorsal hornTract cellsNociceptive primary afferent neuronsPrimary afferent neuronsPrimary sensory neuronsCentral nervous systemNon-neuronal tissuesAfferent neuronsCutaneous mechanoreceptive afferentsPrimary afferentsConvergent inputsDifferent populationsPeripheral tissuesSensory neuronsPainCutaneous injuryNervous systemMechanoreceptive afferentsNoxious eventsProlonged enhancementNeuronsItchAllodyniaAlloknesis
1988
Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor
LaMotte R. Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor. Progress In Brain Research 1988, 74: 331-335. PMID: 3187041, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)63033-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous painInjection siteNeurophysiological studiesPeripheral nerve fibersSensation of painCapsaicin painInjection painMechanical hyperesthesiaHeat hyperalgesiaHeat nociceptorsIntradermal injectionCutaneous receptorsNerve fibersHistamine dihydrochloridePainNociceptorsCapsaicinGreater painItchAllodyniaHyperesthesiaFurther investigationCandidate mechanismInjectionSensation