A spinal neural circuitry for converting touch to itch sensation

Light touch can sometimes induce unpleasant itch sensation but the neural correlates of this conversion are not well studied. Here, the authors provide evidence that Tac2 expressing spinal interneurons are connected to gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) neurons and form an integral part of th...

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Main Authors: Sihan Chen, Xiao-Fei Gao, Yuxi Zhou, Ben-Long Liu, Xian-Yu Liu, Yufen Zhang, Devin M. Barry, Kun Liu, Yingfu Jiao, Rita Bardoni, Weifeng Yu, Zhou-Feng Chen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8b08af1fb3464132be8b8ad655383012
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