The process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012677
altLabel
Functions, Sensory
Sensations
Organoleptic
Sensory Functions
Sensory Function
Function, Sensory
AN
SENSATION DISORDERS is available but burning, tingling or prickling sensations go under PARESTHESIA
AQL
DE GE IM PH RE
cui
C0036658
DC
1
definition
The process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.