Researchers have identified specific cells and neuropeptides involved in mediating the sneeze response in mice exposed to allergens or chemical irritants such as capsaicin. Amanda was an associate ...

This signaling molecule binds to neurons in a region of the brainstem known as the ventromedial spinal trigeminal nucleus (SpV), which is known to be active during sneezing (2). These neurons send ...

Prior research has led to categorization of the neurons in mouse airways based on ion channels ... a compound called BAM 8-22 ...