| Literature DB >> 17481385 |
Man-Kyo Chung1, Michael J Caterina.
Abstract
Heat and cold transduction by peripheral sensory neurons is a fundamental step in the avoidance of dangerous thermal extremes. In this issue of Neuron, Dhaka et al. and Colburn et al. report that mice lacking the cold- and menthol-gated ion channel TRPM8 exhibit deficient behavioral responses to cold temperatures.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17481385 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.04.025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173