Why we ITCH … and what to do against MOSQUITOS
Sources and references for the latest Youtube video about why we itch ourselves, why scratching makes it worse and what to do about mosquitos.
Mishra, Santosh K., and Mark A. Hoon. "The cells and circuitry for itch responses in mice." Science 340.6135 (2013): 968-971.
Feneran, Ashley N., et al. "Monkey see, monkey do: contagious itch in nonhuman primates." Acta dermato-venereologica 93.1 (2013): 27-29.
https://www.science.org/content/article/secret-itch
Van Breugel, Floris, et al. "Mosquitoes use vision to associate odor plumes with thermal targets." Current Biology 25.16 (2015): 2123-2129.
Davidson, Steve, and Glenn J. Giesler. "The multiple pathways for itch and their interactions with pain." Trends in neurosciences 33.12 (2010): 550-558.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK27940/
Zhao, Zhong-Qiu, et al. "Descending control of itch transmission by the serotonergic system via 5-HT1A-facilitated GRP-GRPR signaling." Neuron 84.4 (2014): 821-834.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-scratching-an-itch-make-it-itchier/
Choumet, Valerie, et al. "Visualizing non infectious and infectious Anopheles gambiae blood feedings in naive and saliva-immunized mice." PloS one 7.12 (2012): e50464.
