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WashU Medicine

Hu in the Lab

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Hongzhen Hu, Ph.D., shown in his laboratory at the Washington University Center for the Study of Itch, has found that itching caused by touch is directly related to the number of touch receptors embedded in the skin. His team found, in mice, that fewer receptors make it more likely touching will induce itching.

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Matt Miller

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