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Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch.

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Wang, Z; Donnelly, CR; Ji, R-R
Published in: Neuron
September 25, 2019

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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Neuron

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1097-4199

Publication Date

September 25, 2019

Volume

103

Issue

6

Start / End Page

952 / 954

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stroke
  • Pruritus
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1109 Neurosciences
 

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Wang, Z., Donnelly, C. R., & Ji, R.-R. (2019). Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch. Neuron, 103(6), 952–954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.09.009
Wang, Zilong, Christopher R. Donnelly, and Ru-Rong Ji. “Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch.Neuron 103, no. 6 (September 25, 2019): 952–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.09.009.
Wang Z, Donnelly CR, Ji R-R. Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch. Neuron. 2019 Sep 25;103(6):952–4.
Wang, Zilong, et al. “Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch.Neuron, vol. 103, no. 6, Sept. 2019, pp. 952–54. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2019.09.009.
Wang Z, Donnelly CR, Ji R-R. Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch. Neuron. 2019 Sep 25;103(6):952–954.
Journal cover image

Published In

Neuron

DOI

EISSN

1097-4199

Publication Date

September 25, 2019

Volume

103

Issue

6

Start / End Page

952 / 954

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stroke
  • Pruritus
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1109 Neurosciences