Tuesday, September 6, 2011

That Itches

It is reported that 17 % of adults suffer from chronic itch. Zhou-Feng Chen , of WUSOM , and his team have discovered an itch receptor called GRPR and itch specific neurons. Itch receptors are located not just in the skin but also in the brain and spinal cord.
How does this complex system work ? Stay tuned...

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