Let's look at the details: 1  An enzyme called DNA gyrase makes a nick in the double helix and each side separates. 2  An enzyme called helicase unwinds the double-stranded DNA.  Several small proteins called single strand binding proteins (SSB) temporarily bind to each side and keep them separated.
prurigo miÂ´tis prurigo of a mild type. prurigo nodulaÂ´ris a form of neurodermatitis, usually occurring on the extremities in middle-aged women, marked by discrete, firm, rough-surfaced, dark brownish-gray, intensely itchy nodules. prurigo simÂ´plex papular urticaria.
The medical term for itching, pruritus, means little pain, but itch is more like the opposite of pain. Pain makes us move away from the stimulus while itchiness draws us in. Until very recently the distinction between itch and ouch was a scientific mystery. How heroin helped solve the mystery: