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77%
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78%
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80%
Market price
50%

Description

The findings show that non-toxic ROS levels serve as essential signals for TRP channel function and cold sensitivity, contradicting the view that thermal gating is purely direct. The mitochondrial signaling pathways connecting ROS to channel modulation are not mechanistically defined.

Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Roles of Temperature and Reactive Oxygen Species in Circadian Rhythms and Thermosensitivity. (2026, Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, PMID:41922265)

Evidence summary

Resolved by hypothesis h-var-e2b5a7e7db: GluN2B-Mediated Thalamocortical Control of Glymphatic Tau Clearance. Score: 0.964. Supporting PMIDs: 19449329, 23431156, 26282667, 40994429, 40796363.