Abstract
Because itch is a sensation, the best method to measure it is the use of scales. Questionnaires may also help to give clinical characteristics of itch. Nonetheless, the measurement of scratching could be also interesting as an indirect measurement of itch and several methods have been developed, especially for the animals.
Abbreviations
- AESG:
-
Apoeccrine sweat gland
- ASG:
-
Apocrine sweat gland
- CEA:
-
Carcinoembryonic antigen
- CK:
-
Cytokeratin
- EMA:
-
Epithelial membrane antigen
- ESG:
-
Eccrine sweat gland
- SC:
-
Stratum corneum
- UEA:
-
Ulex europaeus agglutinin
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Piérard-Franchimont, C., Piérard, G.E., Hermanns-Lê, T. (2015). Sweat Gland Histophysiology. In: Humbert, P., Maibach, H., Fanian, F., Agache, P. (eds) Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26594-0_84-1
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