Sex differences in itch perception and modulation by distraction--an FMRI pilot study in healthy volunteers.

Sex differences in itch perception and modulation by distraction--an FMRI pilot study in healthy volunteers.

<h4>Background</h4>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 percept...

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Main Authors: Astrid Stumpf, Markus Burgmer, Gudrun Schneider, Gereon Heuft, Martin Schmelz, Ngoc Quan Phan, Sonja Ständer, Bettina Pfleiderer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24260163/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24260163/?tool=EBI

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