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Descriptor English:   Thermoreceptors 
Descriptor Spanish:   Termorreceptores 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Termorreceptores 
Tree Number:   A08.800.550.700.840
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   sensory receptors for temperature; DF: THERMORECEPT
See Related English:   Body Temperature Regulation
 
History Note English:   74(71) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries metabolism
microbiology pathology
physiology physiopathology
parasitology radiography
radiation effects radionuclide imaging
secretion surgery
transplantation ultrastructure
ultrasonography virology
Record Number:   14200 
Unique Identifier:   D013823 

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