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Identification of QTLs for differential capsaicin sensitivity between mouse strains KJR and C57BL/6.
Pain - 1 Sept 2003
Furuse Tamio, Miura Yutaka, Yagasaki Kazumi, Shiroishi Toshihiko, Koide Tsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is the main compound of hot chili peppers that causes both a pungent sensation and physiological pain. Capsaicin activates vanilloid receptor 1, a multi-functional receptor for pain sensation. In our previous report, it was found that sensitivity for c...
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