Knockout of the ASIC2 channel in mice does not impair cutaneous mechanosensation, visceral mechanonociception and hearing
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- 9 July 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Physiology
- Vol. 558 (2) , 659-669
- https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2004.066001
Abstract
Mechanosensitive cation channels are thought to be crucial for different aspects of mechanoperception, such as hearing and touch sensation. In the nematode C. elegans, the degenerins MEC-4 and MEC-10...Keywords
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