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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39429349/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2021/press-release/

Piezo1 and Piezo2 are essential components of distinct mechanically activated cation channels https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20813920/

PIEZOs mediate neuronal sensing of blood pressure and the baroreceptor reflex

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aau6324

PIEZO Ion Channels in Cardiovascular Functions and Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.322798

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