A New Handle for a Hot Topic: Genetic Markers for Warm-Sensing.
Stepping out of an aggressively air-conditioned building into the sweltering heat evokes a number of thermoregulatory responses, both autonomic (sweating) and behavioral (peeling off a layer of clothing or seeking an iced beverage). Just as we come out of the hottest part of the summer, a study by Tan and colleagues provides an exciting breakthrough in our ability to study the neural mechanisms of keeping cool when it's hot.
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Gillian A
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Matthews
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: kaytye@mit.edu.
Kay M
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Tye
D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D003020:Clothing; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D013546:Sweating
D005819:Genetic Markers