Pain and itch responses regulated separately
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 16:28
in Health & Medicine
Historically, scientists have regarded itching as a less intense version of the body's response to pain, but researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have determined that pain and itch actually are regulated by different molecular mechanisms...
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