The pruritus of cholestasis is relieved by an opiate antagonist: is this pruritus a centrally mediated phenomenon?

Hepatology. 1996 May;23(5):1280-2. doi: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v23.ajhep0231280.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Central Nervous System / metabolism*
  • Cholestasis / complications*
  • Cholestasis / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Naloxone / therapeutic use*
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Opioid Peptides / metabolism
  • Pruritus / drug therapy*
  • Pruritus / etiology
  • Pruritus / metabolism

Substances

  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Opioid Peptides
  • Naloxone