Pungent agents from Szechuan peppers excite sensory neurons by inhibiting two-pore potassium channels.

Nature neuroscience

Bautista DM, Sigal YM, Milstein AD, Garrison JL, Zorn JA, Tsuruda PR, Nicoll RA, Julius D. Pungent agents from Szechuan peppers excite sensory neurons by inhibiting two-pore potassium channels. Nat Neurosci. 2008 Jul; 11(7):772-9.

2008
https://researcherprofiles.org/profile/1463012
18568022

Bautista DM, Sigal YM, Milstein AD, Garrison JL, Zorn JA, Tsuruda PR, Nicoll RA, Julius D