Mouse neurons (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Mouse neurons

Caption

Mouse neurons with the new ion channel Elkin1 (cyan), which is responsible for touch sensation, nucleus (yellow) and the already known ion channel Piezo2 (magenta).

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Sampurna Chakrabarti, Max Delbrück Center

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