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TRPA1 detects environmental chemicals and induces avoidance behavior and arousal from sleep

Detecting threats and escaping before serious confrontations are important for animals to avoid danger and death. Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), a member of the TRP superfamily, is expressed in a subset of sensory neurons and mediates nociception evoked by pungent chemicals. Using b...

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Autores principales: Yonemitsu, Toru, Kuroki, Chiharu, Takahashi, Nobuaki, Mori, Yasuo, Kanmura, Yuichi, Kashiwadani, Hideki, Ootsuka, Youichirou, Kuwaki, Tomoyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24172941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03100