The cell biology of touch
| Autor: | Ellen A. Lumpkin, Aislyn M. Nelson, Kara L. Marshall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Reviews Review Biology Mechanotransduction Cellular Models Biological Ion Channels 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cellular logic Animals Caenorhabditis elegans 030304 developmental biology Mammals 0303 health sciences Cell Biology Anatomy Extracellular Matrix Touch sensation Touch Perception Touch Drosophila Mechanoreceptors Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Cell Biology |
| ISSN: | 1540-8140 0021-9525 |
| DOI: | 10.1083/jcb.201006074 |
| Popis: | The sense of touch detects forces that bombard the body’s surface. In metazoans, an assortment of morphologically and functionally distinct mechanosensory cell types are tuned to selectively respond to diverse mechanical stimuli, such as vibration, stretch, and pressure. A comparative evolutionary approach across mechanosensory cell types and genetically tractable species is beginning to uncover the cellular logic of touch reception. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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