Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133910605
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.1, Problem 1TC
Researchers have recently discovered ion channels in pain-generating skin nerve cells whose ability to conduct ions is actually enhanced by cold, making the nerve cell more active. Form a hypothesis as to why these receptors evolved.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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