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Thermal Measurement Techniques in Analytical Microfluidic Devices
Published on: June 3, 2015
Thermal sensitivity analysis data utilizing Q10 scanning, Boltzmann slope factor and the change of molar heat
1Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
As a further elaboration of the recently devised Q10 scanning analysis ("Exceptionally high thermal sensitivity of rattlesnake TRPA1 correlates with peak current amplitude" [1]), the interval between current data points at two temperatures was shortened and the resulting parameters representing thermal sensitivities such as peak Q10s and temperature points of major thermosensitivity events are presented for two TRPA1 orthologues from rattlesnakes and boas. In addition, the slope factors from Boltzmann fitting and the change of molar heat capacity of temperature-evoked currents were evaluated and compared as alternative ways of thermal sensitivity appraisal of TRPA1 orthologues.
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