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Mechanoreceptors

Known as: Mechanoreceptor, Mechanoreceptor Cells, Cell, Mechanoreceptor 
Cells specialized to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Mechanoreceptor cells include the INNER… 
National Institutes of Health

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24 relations

Broader (2)

Afferent neuronSensory Receptor Cells
EpitheliumMechanotransduction, CellularMembranous labyrinth structureMicrobiological

Narrower (11)

Krause's End BulbsMeissner's CorpuscleMerkel CellsMidclavicular line

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Nerves and mechanoreceptors : the role of innervation in the development and maintenance of mammalian mechanoreceptors
Preface. Introduction. Primary sensory neurons. General characteristics. Development of primary sensory neurons. Nerve… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Mechanisms of apnea termination in obstructive sleep apnea. Role of chemoreceptor and mechanoreceptor stimuli.
Previous work from our laboratory has indicated that mechanoreceptor feedback from the respiratory muscles may play an important… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Afferent control of posture and locomotion.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Speculations on the structure/function relationship for vagal and splanchnic afferent endings supplying the gastrointestinal tract.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Mechanisms of ischemic cardiac pain and silent myocardial ischemia.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Scalp topography of human somatosensory evoked potentials: the effect of interfering tactile stimulation applied to the hand.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Parallel processing of somatosensory information: A theory
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The sensitization of high threshold mechanoreceptors with myelinated axons by repeated heating.
1. Seventy high threshold mechanoreceptor units (HTMs) with myelinated axons were isolated from the sural nerves of cats and… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Mechanoreceptors for near-field water displacements in crayfish.
1. Mechanosensory hairs on the surface of the crayfish telson are dually innervated, one sensory cell responding to headward, the… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Integration of visual stimuli by the crayfish central nervous system.
For the crayfish, properties of visually reacting interneurone types in the optic nerve are described on the basis of single-unit… 
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