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What are nociceptors?

What are nociceptors? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of nociceptor
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In 3B LASER NEEDLE acupuncture applications, the special laser light triggers the release of histamine, inducing depolarization of peripheral nociceptors during therapy.
Pain receptors in the tissues, called the nociceptors, send electrical impulses to the brain signaling pain messages.
Thus, the mechanical compression of bone tissues and the algogenic substances released by the bone environment and tumor at day 8 are not sufficient to exacerbate nociceptors and stimulate abnormal neuronal firing.
This causes the nociceptors to generate nervous impulses, which are transmitted along the fibre into the spinal cord.
Technically known as 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-trans-6-nonenamide, it works by triggering nociceptors — the body's pain sensors — creating a sensation of intense heat.
Fish, like humans, have nociceptors which detect painful stimuli that respond to chemicals, heat and pressure.

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