"Afferent Pathways" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a peripheral part toward a nerve center.
| Descriptor ID |
D000344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.612.220
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| Concept/Terms |
Afferent Pathways- Afferent Pathways
- Afferent Pathway
- Pathway, Afferent
- Pathways, Afferent
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Afferent Pathways" by people in Profiles.
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Neuronal thresholds and choice-related activity of otolith afferent fibers during heading perception. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 May 19; 112(20):6467-72.
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Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors. Nature. 2014 May 29; 509(7502):617-21.
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Development of sensory gamma oscillations and cross-frequency coupling from childhood to early adulthood. Cereb Cortex. 2015 Jun; 25(6):1509-18.
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Modality-based organization of ascending somatosensory axons in the direct dorsal column pathway. J Neurosci. 2013 Nov 06; 33(45):17691-709.
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Neural correlates of a magnetic sense. Science. 2012 May 25; 336(6084):1054-7.
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Patterned expression of a cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide reveals complex circuit topography in the rodent cerebellar cortex. J Comp Neurol. 2011 Jun 15; 519(9):1781-96.
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A tactile stimulator for studying passive shape perception. J Neurosci Methods. 2010 Jan 15; 185(2):221-9.
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Sensing of blood pressure increase by transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptors on baroreceptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2009 Dec; 331(3):851-9.
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Stimulation of alpha(1)-adrenoceptors reduces glutamatergic synaptic input from primary afferents through GABA(A) receptors and T-type Ca(2+) channels. Neuroscience. 2009 Feb 18; 158(4):1616-24.
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Dysfunction in multiple primary afferent fiber subtypes revealed by quantitative sensory testing in patients with chronic vincristine-induced pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Feb; 33(2):166-79.