The vast majority of neurons in laminae I–III have axons that remain in the spinal cord and ... among the spinothalamic population 65,82. The neuronal components of the dorsal horn are ...

Transmission of pain sensation (nociception) from the peripheral-tissue injury to the central nervous system occurs through the ascending spinothalamic ... the dorsal horn of the spinal cord ...

The pathway by which chemicals cause itching ... These nerve fibers carry the impulse to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, and via the cells carrying the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor ...