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Pain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nociceptor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A nociceptor is a sensory receptor that reacts to potentially damaging stimuli by sending nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain. This process, called nociception, usually causes the perception ...
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Nociception - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nociception (synonym: nocioception or nociperception) is defined as "the neural processes of encoding and processing noxious stimuli." It is the afferent activity produced in the peripheral and centr...
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Pain messages don't travel directly from your pain receptors to your brain. When pain messages reach your spinal cord, they meet up with specialized nerve cells that act as gatekeepers, which filter the pain messages on their way to your brain.
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Pain receptors are specialized nerve endings located throughout the body in most body tissues. They transmit pain from injury, disease, movement or environmental stress. These specialized nerve endings are stimulated by release of pain producing chemicals that arise from local blood vessels, connective tissue cells...
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Chronic pain persists over a long period of time and is resistant to most medical treatments. ... During experiments, mice with blocked glutamate receptors show a reduction in their responses to pain. Other important receptors in pain transmission are opiate-like receptors.
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