A non-canonical retina-ipRGCs-SCN-PVT visual pathway for mediating contagious itch behavior

Summary: Contagious itch behavior informs conspecifics of adverse environment and is crucial for the survival of social animals. Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and its receptor (GRPR) in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus mediates contagious itch behavior in mice. Here, we show t...

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Main Authors: Fang Gao, Jun Ma, Yao-Qing Yu, Xiao-Fei Gao, Yang Bai, Yi Sun, Juan Liu, Xianyu Liu, Devin M. Barry, Steven Wilhelm, Tyler Piccinni-Ash, Na Wang, Dongyang Liu, Rachel A. Ross, Yan Hao, Xu Huang, Jin-Jing Jia, Qianyi Yang, Hao Zheng, Johan van Nispen, Jun Chen, Hui Li, Jiayi Zhang, Yun-Qing Li, Zhou-Feng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124722012852