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Inhibition of TRPM8 by icilin distinct from desensitization induced by menthol and menthol derivatives.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 13 Feb 2009
Kühn Frank J P, Kühn Cornelia, Lückhoff Andreas
Abstract excerpt
TRPM8 is a cation channel activated by cold temperatures and the chemical stimuli menthol and icilin. Both compounds use different mechanisms of current activation; amino acid residues within the S2-S3 linker have been identified critical for current activation by icilin but not by menthol. Curre...
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