Imiquimod-induced pruritus in female wild-type and knockin Wistar rats: underscoring behavioral scratching in a rat model for antipruritic treatments
Abstract Objectives Animal models of skin disease are used to evaluate therapeutics to alleviate disease. One common clinical dermatological complaint is pruritus (itch), but there is a lack of standardization in the characterization of pre-clinical models and scratching behavior, a key itch endpoin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06627-1 |