Mechanoreceptors

"Mechanoreceptors" 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.

MeSH information

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Cells specialized to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Mechanoreceptor cells include the INNER EAR hair cells, which mediate hearing and balance, and the various somatosensory receptors, often with non-neural accessory structures.

Descriptor ID

D008465

MeSH Number(s)

A08.663.650.915.750

A08.800.950.750

A11.671.650.915.750

Concept/Terms

Mechanoreceptors

Stretch Receptors

Neurotendinous Spindles

Ruffini's Corpuscles

Krause's End Bulbs

Meissner's Corpuscle

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.663]
Neurons, Afferent [A08.663.650]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.663.650.915]
Mechanoreceptors [A08.663.650.915.750]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.800.950]
Mechanoreceptors [A08.800.950.750]
Cells [A11]
Neurons [A11.671]
Neurons, Afferent [A11.671.650]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A11.671.650.915]
Mechanoreceptors [A11.671.650.915.750]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mechanoreceptors" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Mechanoreceptors" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 108 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2001 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	3	0	3
1995	0	1	1
1996	3	2	5
1997	3	0	3
1998	2	2	4
1999	0	2	2
2000	1	2	3
2001	6	1	7
2002	2	2	4
2003	2	3	5
2004	1	2	3
2005	1	2	3
2006	2	3	5
2007	3	2	5
2008	4	0	4
2009	1	3	4
2010	1	2	3
2011	3	2	5
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	0	2
2014	6	1	7
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	3	4
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	3	4
2020	0	3	3
2021	3	2	5
2022	2	0	2
2023	2	3	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mechanoreceptors" by people in Profiles.

A vibrating ingestible bioelectronic stimulator modulates gastric stretch receptors for illusory satiety. Sci Adv. 2023 Dec 22; 9(51):eadj3003.

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Three-dimensional reconstructions of mechanosensory end organs suggest a unifying mechanism underlying dynamic, light touch. Neuron. 2023 10 18; 111(20):3211-3229.e9.

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Skin-type-dependent development of murine mechanosensory neurons. Dev Cell. 2023 10 23; 58(20):2032-2047.e6.

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DRG afferents that mediate physiologic and pathologic mechanosensation from the distal colon. Cell. 2023 08 03; 186(16):3368-3385.e18.

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Prox2 and Runx3 vagal sensory neurons regulate esophageal motility. Neuron. 2023 07 19; 111(14):2184-2200.e7.

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Reinterpreting the work of Charles Breder: Sensory neuromasts and orbital skeleton variation in eyeless Astyanax cavefish. Dev Biol. 2023 01; 493:13-16.

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Mechanoreceptor signal convergence and transformation in the dorsal horn flexibly shape a diversity of outputs to the brain. Cell. 2022 11 23; 185(24):4541-4559.e23.

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A role for axon-glial interactions and Netrin-G1 signaling in the formation of low-threshold mechanoreceptor end organs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 10 25; 119(43):e2210421119.

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Cortical responses to touch reflect subcortical integration of LTMR signals. Nature. 2021 12; 600(7890):680-685.

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Mechanical overstimulation causes acute injury and synapse loss followed by fast recovery in lateral-line neuromasts of larval zebrafish. Elife. 2021 10 19; 10.

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