Some like it hot: spicing up ion channels

被引:22
作者
Clapham, DE
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[1] the Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
[2] Childrens Hospital,undefined
[3] Harvard Medical School,undefined
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10.1038/39724
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Capsaicin is the molecule that makes chilli peppers seem hot, and the receptor for this compound has now been identified. The receptor is also activated by increased temperature, indicating that it transduces painful thermal stimuliin vivo.
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