Sentences with phrase «which itch signals»

But some neuroscientists favor a «labeled - line» theory, in which itch signals have their own neural circuits — or lines — to the brain.

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On top of that, when we're stressed, there's an increase in nerve signaling that causes us to want to itch and that can cause us to scratch or pick at our skin, which can create even more swelling and redness.

Chen, a professor of anesthesiology, and his colleagues generated mice in which a protein called BRAF always is active and continually sends signals inside itch neurons.

The researchers studied calcium channels in neurons, which allow for the transport of calcium ions from one nerve cell to another, helping the cells transmit itch signals from the skin to other cells in the spinal cord.

A strong visual signal causes itching in the nostrils, which triggers the sneeze reflex.

To find out which ones signaled itching, they turned to mice.

Instead, it belongs to a class of drugs called Janus kinase inhibitors, which target the signaling pathway that results in itching and inflammation.

The itching that characteristically signals the presence of a flea bite allergy is caused by the eruption of small, pale, fluid - filled lumps on the skin, which form in response to the allergen's presence.

The clinical name for itchy skin in dogs is pruritus, which occurs when chemical reactions at the epidermis level irritate nerves and send «itch» signals to the dog's brain.

It triggers the excessive itching, which signals the presence of your cat's allergens invading his or her body.