Camphor, Applied Epidermally to the Back, Causes Snout- and Chest-Grooming in Rats: A Response Mediated by Cutaneous TRP Channels

• Main Authors: Débora T. Ishikawa (Author), Robson Cristiano Lillo Vizin (Author), Cristiane Oliveira de Souza (Author), Daniel Carneiro Carrettiero (Author), Andrej A. Romanovsky (Author), Maria Camila Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thermoregulatory grooming, a behavioral defense against heat, is known to be driven by skin-temperature signals. Because at least some thermal cutaneous signals that drive heat defenses are likely to be generated by transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, we hypothesized that warmth-sensitive T...