title: Thermoreceptors: recent heat in thermosensation.
abstract: Every organism with a nervous system can detect changes in temperature. Recent studies on sensory neurons from rats and genetic evidence from nematodes have provided intriguing hints about the molecular basis of thermosensation.
authors.affiliation: The Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA. mccleske@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: McCleskey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels