Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5826320 Current Opinion in Pharmacology 2012 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Mechanical pain is a major clinical problem that requires new drug targets. ► Hard-wired sensory neuron subsets are specifically involved in noxious mechanosensation. ► Two classes of transmembrane proteins (TRPs and Piezos) are likely mechanotransducers.
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