Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Mechanical itch is a desire to scratch due to light mechanical stimuli. In this issue of Neuron, Pan et al. (2019) identify a feedforward inhibition circuit in the spinal cord dorsal horn that processes mechanical itch as well as spontaneous itch.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Wang, Z; Donnelly, CR; Ji, R-R
Published Date
- September 25, 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 103 / 6
Start / End Page
- 952 - 954
PubMed ID
- 31557456
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-4199
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.09.009
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States