Degeneration of infrared receptor terminals of snakes caused by capsaicin

被引：11

作者：

Terashima, S

Ogawa, K

机构：

[1] Univ Ryukyus, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Nishihara, Okinawa 9030215, Japan

[2] Fukuoka Univ, Sch Med, Dept Anat, Jonan Ku, Fukuoka 8140180, Japan

来源：

BRAIN RESEARCH | 2002年 / 958卷 / 02期

关键词：

infrared-sensitive terminal; warm fiber terminal; infrared-sensitie snaked; A-delta afferent fiber; trigeminal nerve; capsaicin;

D O I：

10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03746-0

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Capsaicin, the main pungent ingredient in hot peppers (genus Capsicum), caused degeneration of the infrared receptor terminals in infrared sensitive snakes, Trimeresurus flavoviridis, when it was applied perineurally to a branch of the trigeminal nerve, The degeneration of the terminals was found 6 h after the application. This finding suggests that capsaicin stimulates this infrared receptor terminal, a kind of warm receptor terminal. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：468 / 471

页数：4

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