Health24.com Researchers say this molecule, known as natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb), triggers a signal that passes through the central nervous system. Ultimately, this signal is experienced as an itch. Since the nervous systems of humans and mice are similar, the ...
Scientific American They found that one particular protein, called natriuretic polypeptide b, or Nppb, was expressed in only a subset of these neurons. Mutant mice lacking Nppb did not respond to itch-inducing compounds, but did respond normally to heat and pain.
WBUR It's a neurotransmitter called natriuretic polypeptide B, or Nppb. Researchers at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research wondered what it was doing in nerve cells. To find out, they created a mouse that didn't make Nppb in its body.
