NeuroscienceBrainPeer-reviewed
Central opioid receptors mediate morphine-induced itch and chronic itch
Zilong Wang, Changyu Jiang, Hongyu Yao…·Ru‐Rong Ji
This study shows that morphine-induced itch is mediated by central opioid receptors on spinal inhibitory interneurons, and chronic itch can be treated with CNS-targeted naloxone.
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