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. 2022 Aug 31;7(1):302.
doi: 10.1038/s41392-022-01161-1.

Sensation of pleasant touch: from molecules to circuits and behaviours

Ruining Hu  1 , Rongfeng K Hu  2
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Sensation of pleasant touch: from molecules to circuits and behaviours

Ruining Hu et al. Signal Transduct Target Ther. .
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A brief summary of findings related to pleasant touch sensation. a Schematic diagram of the experimental procedure for PT-CPP. Modified from the highlighted paper. HC stroking, homecage stroking; Pre-c BL, preconditioning baseline; Pref T, preference test. b Main experiments and findings from the highlighted paper. c Diagrams of touch signalling from the skin to spinal cord and brain in recent studies–
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