Sensory Receptor Cells - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Endocannabinoid-dependent homeostatic regulation of inhibitory synapses by miniature excitatory synaptic activities.

19 Oct 2009 Homeostatic regulation of synaptic strength in response to persistent changes of neuronal activity plays an important role in maintaining the overall level of circuit activity within a normal range. Absence of miniature EPSCs (mEPSCs) for a few ... Read more...

Mrgprd-expressing polymodal nociceptive neurons innervate most known classes of substantia gelatinosa neurons.

19 Oct 2009 The Mas-related G-protein-coupled receptor D (Mrgprd) marks a distinct subset of sensory neurons that transmit polymodal nociceptive information from the skin epidermis to the substantia gelatinosa (SG, lamina II) of the spinal cord. Moreover, ... Read more...

Mechanisms underlying directional selectivity for frequency-modulated sweeps in the inferior colliculus revealed by in vivo whole-cell recordings.

12 Oct 2009 Auditory neurons in the inferior colliculus (IC) show remarkable selectively in that they can distinguish between complex sounds that have identical spectral energy but different temporal structure, such as frequency modulations (FMs) that sweep ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sensory Receptor Cells - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Endocannabinoid-dependent homeostatic regulation of inhibitory synapses by miniature excitatory synaptic activities. 19 Oct 2009
• Mrgprd-expressing polymodal nociceptive neurons innervate most known classes of substantia gelatinosa neurons. 19 Oct 2009
• Mechanisms underlying directional selectivity for frequency-modulated sweeps in the inferior colliculus revealed by in vivo whole-cell recordings. 12 Oct 2009
• KIF5B motor adaptor syntabulin maintains synaptic transmission in sympathetic neurons. 12 Oct 2009
• Direction-specific disruption of subcortical visual behavior and receptive fields in mice lacking the beta2 subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. 12 Oct 2009
• Functional properties of synaptic transmission in primary sense organs. 12 Oct 2009
• Receptive field organization across multiple electrosensory maps. II. Computational analysis of the effects of receptive field size on prey localization. 8 Oct 2009
• Receptive field organization across multiple electrosensory maps. I. Columnar organization and estimation of receptive field size. 8 Oct 2009
• Stringent specificity in the construction of a GABAergic presynaptic inhibitory circuit. 30 Sep 2009
• Receptive field self-organization in a model of the fine structure in v1 cortical columns. 29 Sep 2009
• Turnover of newborn olfactory bulb neurons optimizes olfaction. 28 Sep 2009
• Representations of odor in the piriform cortex. 22 Sep 2009
• Sequential onset of presynaptic molecules during olfactory sensory neuron maturation. 18 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of tactile information transmission through whisker vibrations. 14 Sep 2009
• LIG family receptor tyrosine kinase-associated proteins modulate growth factor signals during neural development. 8 Sep 2009
• Simple cell response properties imply receptive field structure: balanced Gabor and/or bandlimited field functions. 30 Aug 2009
• Zebrafish ale oko, an essential determinant of sensory neuron survival and the polarity of retinal radial glia, encodes the p50 subunit of dynactin. 30 Aug 2009
• Central post-stroke pain: clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and management. 30 Aug 2009
• Neurologic signs and symptoms in fibromyalgia. 30 Aug 2009
• Axonal projections of auditory cells with short and long response latencies in the medial geniculate nucleus: distinct topographies in the connection with the thalamic reticular nucleus. 25 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Sensory Receptor Cells'

Definition: Specialized afferent neurons capable of transducing sensory stimuli into NERVE IMPULSES to be transmitted to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Sometimes sensory receptors for external stimuli are called exteroceptors; for internal stimuli are called interoceptors and proprioceptors.

Descriptor UI: D011984

Alternative terms: Sensory Receptor Cells; Receptor Cell, Sensory; Receptor Cells, Sensory; Sensory Receptor Cell; Neurons, Sensory; Neuron, Sensory; Sensory Neuron; Neuroreceptors; Neuroreceptor; Receptors, Sensory; Receptor, Sensory; Sensory Receptor; Sensory Neurons; Sensory Receptors; Neural Receptors; Neural Receptor; Receptor, Neural; Receptors, Neural; Nerve Endings, Sensory; Nerve Ending, Sensory; Sensory Nerve Ending; Sensory Nerve Endings;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.663.650.915; A08.800.950; A11.671.650.915;

History Note: 2009 (1963); for SENSORY NEURONS use NEURONS, AFFERENT 2007-2008