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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.
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- Neural Receptors
- Neurons, Sensory
- Neuroreceptors
- Receptors, Neural
- Receptors, Sensory
- Sensory Neurons
- Sensory Receptors
- Neural Receptor
- Neuron, Sensory
- Neuroreceptor
- Receptor Cell, Sensory
- Receptor Cells, Sensory
- Receptor, Neural
- Receptor, Sensory
- Sensory Neuron
- Sensory Receptor
- Sensory Receptor Cell
- Nerve Endings, Sensory
- Nerve Ending, Sensory
- Sensory Nerve Ending
- Sensory Nerve Endings
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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2009 (1963); for SENSORY NEURONS use NEURONS, AFFERENT 2007-2008
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sensory Receptor Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011984. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011984
- Sensory Receptor Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_receptor
- Sensory Receptor Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q729463