Investigators Find How Teeth Sense Cold
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
APRIL 16, 2021
Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Maryland have determined the ion channel, TRPC5, acts as a cold sensor in teeth. This discovery spanned more than a decade as investigators traced places throughout the body where tissues sense cold to pinpoint how TRPC5 cold-sensing ability came into play.
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