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Augusto Escalante

Max Planck Institute of NeurobiologyORCID 0000-0003-4955-6213Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Rüdiger KleiniD· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceCell ReportsPeer-reviewedNov 1, 2020

Presynaptic inhibition of cutaneous afferents prevents self-generated itch

Augusto Escalante, Rüdiger Klein

The paper identifies Ptf1a neurons in the spinal cord that inhibit cutaneous afferents, and their loss leads to chronic itch and increased skin sensitivity.

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