Pruriception and neuronal coding in nociceptor subtypes in human and nonhuman primates

In humans, intradermal administration of β-alanine (ALA) and bovine adrenal medulla peptide 8–22 (BAM8-22) evokes the sensation of itch. Currently, it is unknown which human dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons express the receptors of these pruritogens, MRGPRD and MRGPRX1, respectively, and which cut...

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Main Authors: Amanda Klein, Hans Jürgen Solinski, Nathalie M Malewicz, Hada Fong-ha Ieong, Elizabeth I Sypek, Steven G Shimada, Timothy V Hartke, Matthew Wooten, Gang Wu, Xinzhong Dong, Mark A Hoon, Robert H LaMotte, Matthias Ringkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/64506