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transient receptor potential vanilloid

biochemistry
Also known as: TRPV (vanilloid)

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role in thermoreception and response

  • thermoreception in polar bears
    In thermoreception: Study of thermoreceptors

    …(melastatin), TRPA (subfamily A), and TRPV (vanilloid) can respond to changes in temperature, with TRPM and TRPA known to respond to cold and TRPV known to respond to warmth, noxious heat, and protons. TRPV channels have been identified on sensory neurons and on epithelial cells, and TRPM channels are primarily…

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  • thermoreception in polar bears
    In thermoreception: Reptiles and amphibians

    …identified the presence of heat-sensing TRPV channels in some reptiles, including frogs of the genus Xenopus, the estuarine (saltwater) crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) the scincid lizard Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii, and the jacky lizard, Amphibolurus muricatus. In addition, a cool-sensing TRPM channel has been identified in C. porosus. In this crocodile, TRPV and…

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