Content - Volume 61, Issue 3

Pruritus, whealing and axon-reflex erythema appeared in human skin after intradermal injection of (i) several peptides with a putative transmitter function, i.e. vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) (10(-7)--10(-4) M), [Gln4]-neurotensin (10(-7)--10(-4) M), neurotensin (10(-5)--10(-4) M) and secretin (10(-5)--10(-4) M), which were compared with substance P (10(-7)--10(-5) M) previously shown to ...