ABC News The molecule is called natriuretic polypeptide b -- or Nppb – and it works by "plugging" into a nerve cell in the spinal cord to send a message to the rest of the central nervous system that's later experienced in the brain as an itch. The research ... and more »
domain-B The small molecule, called natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb), streams ahead and selectively plugs into a specific nerve cell in the spinal cord, which sends th...
Huffington Post They found that one particular protein, called natriuretic polypeptide b, or Nppb, was expressed in only a subset of these neurons. Mutant mice lacking...