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Dissecting the precise nature of itch-evoked scratching

Itch is a discrete and irritating sensation tightly coupled to a drive to scratch. Acute scratching developed evolutionarily as an adaptive defense against skin irritants, pathogens, or parasites. In contrast, the itch-scratch cycle in chronic itch is harmful, inducing escalating itch and skin damag...

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Autores principales: Wimalasena, Nivanthika K., Milner, George, Silva, Ricardo, Vuong, Cliff, Zhang, Zihe, Bautista, Diana M., Woolf, Clifford J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8497439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34411514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.07.020