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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Receptor
  1. How mosquitoes tell the difference between animal and human hosts (and why it matters) | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... body heat from the host. Mosquitoes have taste receptors on their feet as well as their tongue, ... bites. Mosquitoes also have multiple smell (or “olfactory”) receptors in different locations: the antennae, the maxillary palp ( ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...d-human-hosts-and-why-it-matters - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Shedding light on facial pain | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... or other painful stimuli like spicy food activates receptors on the skin’s nerve endings. This triggers an ... example, narcotic drugs like opioids attach to certain receptors in brain cells. These block feelings of pain ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/.../shedding-light-on-facial-pain - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Psoriasis: On the road to discovery | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... psoriasis. We have found antibodies against these cytokine receptors that are especially good in treating psoriasis. I' ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...oriasis-on-the-road-to-discovery - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. “Ouch, that hurts!” The science of pain | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... part of your body is injured, special pain receptors from that area release chemicals called neurotransmitters, which ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...h-that-hurts-the-science-of-pain - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Audio analgesia: How sound blunts pain—at least in mice | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... line of communication with the thalamus. Similarly, pain receptors in the body send messages about sensations like ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...und-blunts-pain-at-least-in-mice - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. Breaking new ground: NIH research highlights | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... snail can bind and activate the human insulin receptor. The 3-D structure and other findings from ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...w-ground-nih-research-highlights - MedlinePlus Magazine