Sex organs sense vibrations through specialized touch neurons
成果类型:
Editorial Material
署名作者:
Zavitsanou, Anastasia-Maria; Abdus-Saboor, Ishmail
署名单位:
Columbia University; Columbia University; Howard Hughes Medical Institute
刊物名称:
Nature
ISSN/ISSBN:
0028-4504
DOI:
10.1038/d41586-024-01645-w
发表日期:
2024-06-27
页码:
822-823
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摘要:
A little-studied sensory structure called the Krause corpuscle is responsible for detecting light touch and is essential for normal sexual behaviour in mice. The findings have interesting implications for human sexual intimacy.