Clarifying the mechanisms of capsaicin effects on skin nociceptors was part of awarding the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as it led to the discovery of skin sensors for temperature and touch, and identification of the single gene causing sensitivity to capsaicin.
Clarifying the mechanisms of capsaicin effects on skin nociceptors was part of awarding the 202,1 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine as it led to the discovery of skin sensors for temperature and touch, and identification of the single gene causing sensitivity to capsaicin.