ATP released from damaged tissue can act directly on P2X receptors present in the primary sensory afferent. In turn, the terminals of sensory neurons release ATP onto dorsal horn cells.

This final article in our series on the human senses explores the physiology of the sense of touch, including the receptors and sensory neurons responsible for detecting and relaying tactile ...

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to David ... She says Julius and Patapoutian’s work “have launched pain and sensory research into the molecular stratosphere,” and ...

Afferent fibers in the esophagus have been classified as mucosal receptors and muscle receptors ... have also been subclassified on the basis of sensory modality as mechano-, chemo-, or ...

The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for ... are expressed in the sensory neurons which can ...

The sensory receptor PIEZO1 changes shape in response ... Patapoutian received the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering PIEZO1 and PIEZO2, the critical receptors that allow ...

In 2004 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Linda ... For example, an olfactory sensory receptor neuron may respond to a hydrocarbon chain of a particular length or a specific ...

Olfactory sensory receptors in mice change as a function ... an assistant professor in the Department of Zoology and Physiology. "The idea is that our experiences change our sensory system in ...

The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for ... are expressed in the sensory neurons which can ...