mechanonociception

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mechano- +‎ nociception

Noun[edit]

mechanonociception (uncountable)

  1. mechanical nociception
    • 2015 July 25, “Differential Contribution of TRPA1, TRPV4 and TRPM8 to Colonic Nociception in Mice”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      In somatosensory neurons TRPM8 serves as a specific transducer channel for cold stimuli, a mechanism that would involve it in mechanonociception is not known [41 ].

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