Evolutionary Specialization of Tactile Perception in Vertebrates | Zendy

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Evolutionary Specialization of Tactile Perception in Vertebrates

Author(s) -

Eve R. Schneider,

Elena O. Gracheva,

Sviatoslav N. Bagriantsev

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14

H-Index - 125

eISSN - 1548-9213

pISSN - 1548-9221

DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00036.2015

Subject(s) - mechanosensitive channels , mechanotransduction , perception , biology , biological evolution , neuroscience , communication , tactile perception , evolutionary biology , cognitive science , psychology , genetics , receptor , ion channel

Evolution has endowed vertebrates with the remarkable tactile ability to explore the world through the perception of physical force. Yet the sense of touch remains one of the least well understood senses at the cellular and molecular level. Vertebrates specializing in tactile perception can highlight general principles of mechanotransduction. Here, we review cellular and molecular adaptations that underlie the sense of touch in typical and acutely mechanosensitive vertebrates.

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