An Itch To Be Scratched

作者:Patel Kush N; Dong Xinzhong*
来源:Neuron, 2010, 68(3): 334-339.
DOI:10.1016/j.neuron.2010.10.018

摘要

The description of itch (formally known as pruritus) as an "unpleasant sensation that elicits the desire or reflex to scratch" (lkoma et al., 2006) is immediately familiar. Research in the field of pruritoception has added to our understanding of this area of sensory neurobiology as it pertains to both normal and pathological conditions. In particular, much progress has been made on the mechanisms and circuits of itch, which we review here.

  • 出版日期2010-11-4