- A
nociceptor (from
Latin nocere 'to harm or hurt'; lit. 'pain receptor') is a
sensory neuron that
responds to
damaging or
potentially damaging stimuli...
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endings (sustained
touch and pressure) Free
nerve endings thermoreceptor nociceptors chemoreceptors With the above-mentioned
receptor types the skin can sense...
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nociceptors,
which are
found in the skin, on
internal surfaces such as the periosteum,
joint surfaces, and in some
internal organs. Some
nociceptors are...
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strength of the pain experienced. Once a
danger receptor (called "
nociceptor") has been stimulated, the
signal travels via the
sensory nerve to the...
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taste receptors,
photoreceptors (vision),
thermoreceptors (temperature),
nociceptors (pain), hair
cells (hearing and balance), and a
number of
other different...
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typical of
mammalian polymodal nociceptors".
There have been
numerous studies of
learning and
memory using nociceptors in the sea hare, Aplysia. Many...
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Thermoreceptors relay temperature information in
normal cir****stances.
Nociceptors are
specialised receptors for
signals of pain. The
sense of
touch in...
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Melittin also
activates nociceptor (pain receptor)
cells through a
variety of mechanisms.
Melittin can open
thermal nociceptor TRPV1
channels via cyclooxygenase...
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sensory fibers,
mechanoreceptors by type II and III
sensory fibers, and
nociceptors and
thermoreceptors by type III and IV
sensory fibers. Type Aα fibers...
- C-fibres.
Nociceptors. Two
major classes of
human C-fibre
nociceptors exist: mechano-responsive
nociceptors and mechano-insensitive
nociceptors. Mechano-responsive...
