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Evolution of acid nociception: ion channels and receptors for detecting acid

Nociceptors, i.e. sensory neurons tuned to detect noxious stimuli, are found in numerous phyla of the Animalia kingdom and are often polymodal, responding to a variety of stimuli, e.g. heat, cold, pressure and chemicals, such as acid. Owing to the ability of protons to have a profound effect on ioni...

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Autores principales: Pattison, Luke A., Callejo, Gerard, St John Smith, Ewan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6790391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31544616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0291