nociceptors - CISMeF

Preferred Label : nociceptors;

MeSH definition : Peripheral AFFERENT NEURONS which are sensitive to injuries or pain, usually caused by extreme thermal exposures, mechanical forces, or other noxious stimuli. Their cell bodies reside in the DORSAL ROOT GANGLIA. Their peripheral terminals (NERVE ENDINGS) innervate target tissues and transduce noxious stimuli via axons to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.;

MeSH synonym : neuron, nociceptive; neurons, nociceptive; nociceptive neuron; nociceptive neurons; pain receptor; receptors, pain; nociceptor; pain receptors;

CISMeF synonym : receptor, pain;

MeSH annotation : DF: NOCICEPT;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nociceptor;

Details

Origin ID

D009619;

UMLS CUI

C0028246;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- nociceptor [UBERON concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Nociceptor [NCIt concept]
Indexing information
- TRPA1 protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- nociceptors [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- nociception [MeSH Descriptor]
- nociceptive pain [MeSH Descriptor]
- pain [MeSH Descriptor]
- pain threshold [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Nociceptor [NCIt concept]

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