A tactile twist: decoding the phenomena of mechanical itch and alloknesis
Itch is a sensation in the skin which provokes the desire to scratch. In the past few decades there has been a significant elucidation of the immune and neural pathways which underly the sensation of itch. An interesting divergence in the itch pathway relates to the type of stimulation used to evoke...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1278151/full |