Sensory Receptor Cells
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.
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Neural Receptors; Receptors, Sensory; Sensory Neurons; Sensory Receptors; Nerve Ending, Sensory; Neural Receptor; Neuron, Sensory; Neuroreceptor; Receptor Cell, Sensory; Receptor Cells, Sensory; Receptor, Neural; Receptor, Sensory; Sensory Nerve Ending; Sensory Nerve Endings; Sensory Neuron; Sensory Receptor; Sensory Receptor Cell; Nerve Endings, Sensory; Neurons, Sensory; Neuroreceptors; Receptors, Neural
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