Mechanisms of sensory transduction in the skin

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7130, 2007, Pages 858-865

  Lumpkin, Ellen A ^a   Caterina, Michael J ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; VANILLOID RECEPTOR;

NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN; SENSORY SYSTEM; SKIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL TYPE; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEAT SENSATION; KERATINOCYTE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MERKEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SKIN CELL; SKIN SENSATION;

EID: 33847217610     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05662     Document Type: Review

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