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Nerve endings

nerve endings

Specialised terminations of peripheral neurons. Nerve endings include neuroeffector junction(s) by which neurons activate target organs and sensory receptors (see receptors, sensory) which transduce information from the various sensory modalities and send it centrally in the nervous system. Presynaptic nerve endings are presynaptic terminals.


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Re: Motion of Olfactory Cilia?

... what respiratory cilia do, but the configuration of these cilia with nerve endings might mean that they're in a different business.

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by Darby
Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:10 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Motion of Olfactory Cilia?
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... SET-POINT: This is detected by peripheral receptors (sensors, sensory nerve endings), which relay the information (eg., a fall in the level of blood glucose- normal value ...

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by abbassido
Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:58 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: help
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botox=botulinum?

... The chemical, doing what it was designed to do, paralyzes your face nerve endings and muscles, and consequently makes rinkles go away..

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by MrMistery
Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:45 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: botox=botulinum?
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Nerve Memory

There's a lot of work being done on the connections between nerves being involved in memory - I'm not sure that means "nerve endings," though. Check the term "long term potentiation," or "LTP," and ...

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by Darby
Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:47 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Nerve Memory
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Nerve Memory

Nerve endings can make rapid and permanent changes to their structure given the correct signals. Properly speaking nerve ...

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by Caspase
Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:50 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Nerve Memory
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