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Unencapsulated nerve ending

Known as: Free Nerve Endings, Free nerve ending, endings free nerve 
Free nerve endings are widely distributed throughout the body, and are found as branches of unmyelinated, or lightly myelinated fibres grouped in… 
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Pathophysiology of pruritus in atopic dermatitis: an overview
Abstract: Pruritus is an essential feature of atopic dermatitis (AD) and the diagnosis of active AD cannot be made without the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The medial patellofemoral ligament: a dissection study
Abstract.This study examined the anatomy including the innervation of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) and its relation… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Pain elicited by blunt pressure: neurobiological basis and clinical relevance
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Ripped Pocket and Pickpocket, Novel Drosophila DEG/ENaC Subunits Expressed in Early Development and in Mechanosensory Neurons
Drosophila melanogaster has proven to be a good model for understanding the physiology of ion channels. We identified two novel… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
A sensory role for the cruciate ligaments.
Morphologic, physiologic, and clinical evidence for the sensory role of the cruciate ligaments is reviewed. The cruciate… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Mechanoreceptors in the posterior cruciate ligament. Histologic study on cadaver knees.
The purpose of the study was to identify mechano-receptors in the healthy, human posterior cruciate ligament. Ten ligaments from… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Mechanoreceptors in the human anterior cruciate ligament
This study was undertaken to identify and quantitate mechanoreceptors in the human anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Ligaments… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A comparative light microscopic analysis of the sensory innervation of the mystacial pad. I. Innervation of vibrissal follicle‐sinus complexes
This comparative study was conducted (1) to provide a detailed, comprehensive description of the innervation to the follicle… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Mechanisms of exercise-induced delayed onset muscular soreness: a brief review.
ABSTRACTARMSTRONG, R.B. Mechanisms of exercise-induced delayed onset muscular soreness: a brief review. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Dental sensory receptors.
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