Ganglion-specific splicing of TRPV1 underlies infrared sensation in vampire bats.
Nature. 2011 Aug 4; 476(7358):88-91
Felix Viana
24 Aug 2011
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New Finding
Detection of infrared radiation is a highly specialized sensory capacity. In vertebrates, it is exclusive to certain snakes (e.g. rattlesnakes) and some species of bats, and it is used in detecting warm-blooded prey.
This study reports a tissue-specific splice variant of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V 1...
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