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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Solitary chemoreceptor cells in the nasal cavity serve as sentinels of respiration
Inhalation of irritating substances leads to activation of the trigeminal nerve, triggering protective reflexes that include… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
The Peripheral Apparatus of Muscle Pain: Evidence From Animal and Human Studies
The peripheral apparatus of muscle pain consists of nociceptors that can be excited by endogenous substances and mechanical… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
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… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The nerve endings of the acetabular labrum.
The nerve endings of the human acetabular labrum were investigated. Twenty-three acetabular labra were obtained from 24 fresh… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Anterior cruciate ligament mechanoreceptors. Histologic studies on lesions and reconstruction.
The fate of mechanoreceptors was studied in torn and reconstructed anterior cruciate ligaments in animals and in humans. In… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Sensory innervation of periodontal ligament of rat molars consists of unencapsulated Ruffini‐like mechanoreceptors and free nerve endings
  • M. Byers
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1985
    • Corpus ID: 10898290
The trigeminal ganglion (TG) of adult rats was injected with 3H‐amino acids to label periodontal receptors by axonal transport… Expand
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Dental sensory receptors.
  • M. Byers
  • International review of neurobiology
  • 1984
    • Corpus ID: 2221837
Teeth are innervated by unmyelinated sympathetic axons, and by unmyelinated and small myelinated sensory axons. Some sensory… Expand
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Density and organization of free nerve endings in the corneal epithelium of the rabbit
Abstract Many questions regarding the organization and the density of corneal intraepithelial terminals remain unanswered in… Expand
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