A specialized population of hair afferents dedicated to transmitting mechanical itch

Neuron 2026 Open access

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Authors: Mahar Fatima, Hankyu Lee, Hwayeon Cha, Chia Chun Hor, Feng Wang (44414), Jingyi Liu, Jonathan Damblon, Wenwen Zhang, Katie Qu, Yumena Nagai, Abbey Dinh, Ziyan Wu
+14 more Ranveer Ajimal, Ailin Emily Xiong, Madeleine Chai, Alyssa Asmar, Wei Cai, Xiaowei Zhou, Anuraag Balaji, Haili Pan, Lorraine Horwitz, Lam C. Tsoi, Hongzhen Hu, X. Z. Shawn Xu, Yves De Koninck, Bo Duan
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.05.017
Cited by: 1
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Dermatology and Skin Diseases Hair Growth and Disorders Skin and Cellular Biology Research

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Journal / source
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Publication date
1 June 2026
Language
EN