The mechanosensory neurons of touch and their mechanisms of activation
The mechanosensory neurons of touch and their mechanisms of activation
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Our sense of touch emerges from an array of mechanosensory structures residing within the fabric of our skin. These tactile end organ structures convert innocuous forces acting on the skin into electrical signals that propagate to the CNS via the axons of low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs). Our rich capacity for tactile discrimination arises fr...
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The mechanosensory neurons of touch and their mechanisms of activation
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8485761
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8485761
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1471-003X
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1471-0048,1469-3178
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10.1038/s41583-021-00489-x
