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The DRASIC cation channel contributes to the detection of cutaneous touch and acid stimuli in mice

Pore removal makes mice touchy but not feely.

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The DRASIC cation channel contributes to the detection of cutaneous touch and acid stimuli in mice. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news011220-15

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