bn:03379472n
Noun Concept
Categories: Sensory receptors, Nociception, Receptor cells
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nociceptor  antinociceptic  Impulses of pain  nociceptive neuron  nociceptors
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A nociceptor is a sensory neuron that responds to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli by sending "possible threat" signals to the spinal cord and the brain. Wikipedia
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A nociceptor is a sensory neuron that responds to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli by sending "possible threat" signals to the spinal cord and the brain. Wikipedia
A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus. Wiktionary
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