By studying transcript patterns, cell-atlas researchers discovered that those which do this are a rare and hitherto unknown type that they have dubbed ionocytes (some of which are pictured at the beginning of the story).

通过研究转录本模式，细胞图谱研究人员发现，那些能做到这一点的细胞是一种罕见且迄今未知的类型，他们将其称为离子细胞（其中一些在故事开头的照片中）。