Scratching behaviour was reduced by the depletion of Grpr-expressing neurons in the medulla oblongata in rats. (IMAGE)

Okayama University

Scratching behaviour was reduced by the depletion of Grpr-expressing neurons in the medulla oblongata in rats.

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The frequency and duration of eye itching after GRPR neurons were lesioned in the brain.

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SAKAMOTO Hirotaka, Okayama University

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