Activation of Nociceptors (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Activation of Nociceptors

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Fig 1 F/G: Activation of nociceptors, done for study purposes with a compound called capsaicin, promotes the infiltration of immune cells into the lung (right) as compared with control (left).

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