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mechanoreceptor [ˌmekənəʊrɪˈseptə]
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- When a mechanoreceptor receives a stimulus, it begins to fire impulses or action potentials at an elevated frequency (the stronger the stimulus, the higher the frequency).en.wikipedia.org
- The stimulation of a mechanoreceptor causes mechanically sensitive ion channels to open and produce a transduction current that changes the membrane potential of the cell.en.wikipedia.org
- Stretch-activated ion channels are located on these mechanoreceptor cells and serve to lower the action potential threshold, thus making the afferent nerves more sensitive to stimulation.en.wikipedia.org
- They are a type of mechanoreceptor sensory neuron that is excited by stretch of the blood vessel.en.wikipedia.org
- Extracellular recordings were made of the mechanoreceptor response from the extracted nerve.en.wikipedia.org
- The distribution of mechanoreceptor types in the whisker follicle differs between rats and cats, which may correspond to this difference in the way they are used.en.wikipedia.org
- The response from a mechanoreceptor detecting pressure can be experienced as a touch, discomfort, or pain, and the force of pressure is measured by a pressure algometer and a dolorimeter.en.wikipedia.org
- It is not yet known whether just one particular movement sensitive mechanoreceptor or all of them contribute to allodynic pain.en.wikipedia.org
- Only certain types of sensory fibers have cell bodies in the mesencephalic nucleus: proprioceptor fibers from the jaw and mechanoreceptor fibers from the teeth.en.wikipedia.org
- Afferent nerve endings without mechanoreceptor cells are called free nerve endings.en.wikipedia.org
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