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… (More)
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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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The medial patellofemoral ligament: a dissection study
This study examined the anatomy including the innervation of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) and its relation to… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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1997
Review
1997
Mechanisms of low back pain: a neurophysiologic and neuroanatomic study.
Idiopathic low back pain has confounded health care practitioners for decades. The cellular and neural mechanisms that lead to… (More)
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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… (More)
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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 to provide a detailed, comprehensive description of the innervation to the follicle-sinus… (More)
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The neuroanatomical basis for the protopathic sensibility of the human glans penis
The human glans penis is covered by stratified squamous epithelium and a dense layer of connective tissue equivalent to the… (More)
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1985
1985
Sensory innervation of periodontal ligament of rat molars consists of unencapsulated Ruffini-like mechanoreceptors and free nerve endings.
The trigeminal ganglion (TG) of adult rats was injected with 3H-amino acids to label periodontal receptors by axonal transport… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Density and organization of free nerve endings in the corneal epithelium of the rabbit
Many questions regarding the organization and the density of corneal intraepithelial terminals remain unanswered in spite of the… (More)
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