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Ganglion-specific splicing of TRPV1 underlies infrared sensation in vampire bats

Vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are obligate blood feeders that have evolved specialized systems to suit their unique sanguinary lifestyle (1–3). Chief among such adaptations is the ability to detect infrared radiation as a means of locating hot spots on warm-blooded prey. Among vertebrates, only v...

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Autores principales: Gracheva, Elena O., Cordero-Morales, Julio F., González-Carcacía, José A., Ingolia, Nicholas T., Manno, Carlo, Aranguren, Carla I., Weissman, Jonathan S., Julius, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21814281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10245