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Afferent neuron

Known as: Sensory Cell Afferent Neuron, Sensory neuron, Neuron, Afferent 
Neurons which convey sensory information centrally from the periphery. (MeSH)
National Institutes of Health

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20 relations
Afferent PathwaysMicrobiologicalNerve TissueProcess of secretion

Narrower (9)

Chemoreceptor CellsMechanoreceptorsNociceptorsOlfactory Receptor Cells

Broader (2)

Neuronsneuron type

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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Altered expression of nerve growth factor in the skin of transgenic mice leads to changes in response to mechanical stimuli
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Involvement of protein kinase C in serotonin-induced spike broadening and synaptic facilitation in sensorimotor connections of Aplysia.
1. Plasticity at the connections between sensory neurons and their follower cells in Aplysia has been used extensively as a model… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Actions of identified neuromodulatory neurons in a simple motor system
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Neuropeptide expression in cultures of adult sensory neurons: Modulation of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide levels by nerve growth factor
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Voltage-dependent GABA-induced modulation of calcium currents in chick sensory neurons
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Calcitonin gene-related peptide increases in the dorsal root ganglia of adjuvant arthritic rat
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Loss of GABAergic neurons in medial septum after fimbria-fornix transection
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Uptake of nerve growth factor along peripheral and spinal axons of primary sensory neurons
To investigate the distribution of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptors on peripheral and central axons, [125I]NGF was injected… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Similarities in development of substance P and somatostatin in peripheral sensory neurons: effects of capsaicin and nerve growth factor.
Development of the two putative peptide neurotransmitters, substance P (SP) and somatostatin (SS), were compared in rat dorsal… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Capsaicin-evoked release of substance P from primary sensory neurons
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