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Low-cost functional plasticity of TRPV1 supports heat tolerance in squirrels and camels.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Oct 2016
Laursen Willem J, Schneider Eve R, Merriman Dana K, Bagriantsev Sviatoslav N, Gracheva Elena O
Abstract excerpt
The ability to sense heat is crucial for survival. Increased heat tolerance may prove beneficial by conferring the ability to inhabit otherwise prohibitive ecological niches. This phenomenon is widespread and is found in both large and small animals. For example, ground squirrels and camels can tolerate temperatures more than 40 °C better than many other mammalian species, yet a molecular mechanism subserving...
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