The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold
Bautista DM, Siemens J, Glazer JM, Tsuruda PR, Basbaum AI, Stucky CL, Jordt SE, Julius D. The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold. Nature 2007, 448: 204-208. PMID: 17538622, DOI: 10.1038/nature05910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenthol receptor TRPM8TRPM8 knockout miceIntact nerve fibersDifferent ion channelsNerve fibersWhole animal testsKnockout miceNoxious coldCold stimuliCold sensationCold transducerInnocuous coolEnvironmental coldTRPM8MiceIon channelsAnimal testsCellular levelPhysiological importanceCold sensitivity