Closing in on a mammalian touch receptor

被引：5

作者：

Driscoll, M ^{[1
]}

Tavernarakis, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Mol Biol & Biochem, Nelson Biol Labs A232, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA

来源：

NATURE NEUROSCIENCE | 2000年 / 3卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1038/81746

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

A recent Nature paper on mice lacking the Na+ channel BNC1 shows that this channel is essential for neuronal touch receptor function and may be part of a mechanosensory complex.

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页码：1232 / 1234

页数：3

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