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DEVAL , Emanuel

Last name: DEVAL

First name: Emanuel

March 12, 2009 (v1)

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The mechano-activated K+ channels TRAAK and TREK-1 control both warm and cold perception

Deval, Emmanuel Noel, Jacques Zimmermann, Katharina

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May 6, 2009 (v1)

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The mechano-activated K+ channels TRAAK and TREK-1 control both warm and cold perception.

Noël, Jacques Zimmermann, Katharina Busserolles, Jérôme

The sensation of cold or heat depends on the activation of specific nerve endings in the skin. This involves heat- and cold-sensitive excitatory transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. However, we show here that the mechano-gated and highly temperature-sensitive potassium channels of the TREK/TRAAK family, which normally work as silencers...

Uploaded on: December 4, 2022