Closing in on a mammalian touch receptor

Authors
Driscoll, M Tavernarakis, N
Citation
M. Driscoll et N. Tavernarakis, Closing in on a mammalian touch receptor, NAT NEUROSC, 3(12), 2000, pp. 1232-1234
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN journal
10976256 → ACNP
Volume
3
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1232 - 1234
Database
ISI
SICI code
1097-6256(200012)3:12<1232:CIOAMT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A recent Nature paper on mice lacking the Na+ channel BNC1 shows that this channel is essential for neuronal touch receptor function and may be part o f a mechanosensory complex.