Molecule that triggers sensation of itch discovered

Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 15:20 in Health & Medicine

Scientists report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch.

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