nociceptor
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Introduction
Function
- responds to noxious stimuli (nociception)
- initiates the perception of pain
Efferents
- spinal cord & brain
References
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- ↑ Wikipedia: Nodiceptor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nociceptor