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nociceptor [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A somatic and visceral free nerve ending of thinly myelinated and unmyelinated fibers [that is a receptor for painful stimuli].

OBS

[A nociceptor] usually reacts to tissue injury but also may be excited by endogenous chemical substances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Récepteur nerveux sensible aux stimuli douloureux.

CONT

Les récepteurs nociceptifs sont des terminaisons nerveuses de petit diamètre, myélinisées (fibres A[-delta], à transmission rapide et bien localisée de ladouleur) ou sans myéline (fibres C, transmission tardive et plus diffuse, du type «brûlure»). Ils n'ont pas de structure spécifique.

Spanish

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