| Literature DB >> 24811374 |
Paula Juliana Seadi Pereira1, Ethan A Lerner2.
Abstract
Itch is immensely frustrating. Most studies focus on the cause of itch. In this issue of Neuron, Kardon et al. (2014) find that itch can be modulated by inhibitory neurons that produce dynorphin, an endogenous agonist of κ-opioid receptors.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24811374 PMCID: PMC4088322 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.04.026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173