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The predicted topological organization consists of six transmembrane domains with a hydrophobic loop between the fifth and sixth domain which lines the ion conducting pore [ 17 ] . VR1 has been expressed heterologously in several cell lines and has intrinsic sensitivity to thermal stimuli and to capsaicin (a pungent extract of the Capsicum pepper family) [ 18 ] . VR1 does not discriminate among monovalent cations [ 19 ] ; however, it exhibits a notable preference for divalent cations with a permeability sequence of Ca 2+> Mg 2+> Na +≈ K +≈ Cs + [ 9 ] . Ca 2+is especially important to VR1 function, as extracellular Ca 2+mediates desensitization [ 20 21 ] , a process which enables a neuron to adapt to specific stimuli by diminishing its overall response to a particular chemical or physical signal.
"As hundreds of corpses lay in their body bags," the paper reports, "the ice grew soft and watery, and a thick pungent mist rose from it."
(Today it is but a historical footnote; local cooks use nothing more pungent than a hint of garlic. )
If chatting is friendly and informal, it must also be brief and pungent.
Owen Gleiberman is the film's sole supporter, praising it as "pungent, funny, and surprisingly forceful" Entertainment Weekly ). (Find out more about Willis here and about Pfeiffer here.)