Peripheral and Central Mechanisms of Itch.

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Neuron

• Publication date

  2018-05-02

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.03.023PMID 29723501PMCID PMC6022762
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