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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
1991
Highly Cited
1991
DM-GRASP, a novel immunoglobulin superfamily axonal surface protein that supports neurite extension
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Role of the neurotrophic factors BDNF and NGF in the commitment of pluripotent neural crest cells
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
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Capsaicin‐induced neuronal degeneration: Silver impregnation of cell bodies, axons, and terminals in the central nervous system of the adult rat
Capsaicin is a neurotoxic substance valued in neurobiological research because of its ability to selectively damage small… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Primary sensory neurons of the rat showing calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactivity and their relation to substance P-, somatostatin-, galanin-, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide- and…
SummaryBy use of the indirect immunofluorescence technique the distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-like… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A molecular mechanism for long-term sensitization in Aplysia
Sensitization of the gill- and siphon-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia is thought to result from a set of molecular processes with… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Multiple tachykinins (neurokinin A, neuropeptide K and substance P) in capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons in the guinea-pig
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Facilitatory transmitter causes a selective and prolonged increase in adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate in sensory neurons mediating the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex in Aplysia
Sensitization of the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex in the marine mollusc, Aplysia california, is a simple form of learning… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Immunoreactive substance P in sympathetic ganglia: Distribution and sensitivity towards capsaicin
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Capsaicin-evoked release of substance P from primary sensory neurons
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