'Wasabi Receptor' for Pain Discovered in Flatworms
October 17, 2017
October 17, 2017
EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 17 -- Northwestern University issued the following news:
A Northwestern University research team has discovered how scalding heat and tissue injury activate an ancient "pain" receptor in simple animals. The findings could lead to new strategies for analgesic drug design for the treatment of humans.
The simplest (and often first) component of our experience of pain is called "nociception." This refers to the fact that dedicated re . . .
A Northwestern University research team has discovered how scalding heat and tissue injury activate an ancient "pain" receptor in simple animals. The findings could lead to new strategies for analgesic drug design for the treatment of humans.
The simplest (and often first) component of our experience of pain is called "nociception." This refers to the fact that dedicated re . . .