Sensory Receptor Cells
Specialized afferent neurons capable of transducing sensory stimuli into NERVE IMPULSES to be transmitted to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Sometimes sensory receptors for external stimuli are called exteroceptors; for internal stimuli are called interoceptors and proprioceptors.
Year introduced: 2009 (1963)
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Tree Number(s): A08.675.650.915, A08.800.950, A11.671.650.915
MeSH Unique ID: D011984
Entry Terms:
- Receptor Cell, Sensory
- Receptor Cells, Sensory
- Sensory Receptor Cell
- Neural Receptors
- Neural Receptor
- Receptor, Neural
- Neurons, Sensory
- Neuron, Sensory
- Sensory Neuron
- Neuroreceptors
- Neuroreceptor
- Receptors, Neural
- Receptors, Sensory
- Receptor, Sensory
- Sensory Receptor
- Sensory Neurons
- Sensory Receptors
- Nerve Endings, Sensory
- Nerve Ending, Sensory
- Sensory Nerve Ending
- Sensory Nerve Endings