Thermoreceptors D013823

Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Thermoreceptors

Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Peripheral Nervous System » Sensory Receptor Cells » Thermoreceptors

Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Thermoreceptors

Description

Cellular receptors which mediate the sense of temperature. Thermoreceptors in vertebrates are mostly located under the skin. In mammals there are separate types of thermoreceptors for cold and for warmth and NOCICEPTORS which detect cold or heat extreme enough to cause pain.   MeSH

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