Miswiring of Merkel cell and pruriceptive C fiber drives the itch-scratch cycle
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DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abn4819
Abstract: Itch sensation provokes the scratch reflex to protect us from harmful stimuli in the skin. Although scratching transiently relieves acute itch through activation of mechanoreceptors, it propagates the vicious itch-scratch cycle in chronic itch by… read more here.
Keywords: scratch; skin; scratch cycle; itch ... See more keywords