By Ole Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk
Published 2017
Substance that affects the nerve endings of the trigeminal nerve, also known as chemesthesis. This causes irritation, which is, in principle a danger signal that it might damage the mucous membranes. Capsaicin found in chile peppers is an irritant.
© 2017 All rights reserved. Published by Columbia University Press.
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