mechanical stimulus
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mechanical
adjective
uk/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/us/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
operated by a machine, or connected with machines or ...
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stimulus
noun[C]
uk/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/us/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
something that causes growth ...
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Pre- and post-stimulus refer to unit firing before and after application of themechanicalstimulus, respectively.
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When pressure is applied and the corpuscle is deformed,mechanicalstimulusis transferred to the axon, which fires.
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Mechanotransduction, an electrical signal resulting from amechanicalstimulus, occurs via the opening of stretch-activated ion channels due to membrane deformation.
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Lining cells can become active bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) due to hormonal or mechanical stimuli.
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For most cercariae, these include light, gravity and mechanical stimuli.
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Based on the responses to the cutaneous mechanical stimuli, the neuron was classified as a low-threshold cell.
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Responses to graded intensities of mechanical stimuli applied to the cutaneous receptive fields of the neurons are shown by the bars at the right.
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Behavioral modulation of responses to thermal and mechanical stimuli.
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In vitro, this naturally pulsating environment of astroglia has traditionally been mimicked by delivering mechanical stimuli with the tip of a patch-pipette.
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A cercaria was recorded as dead when it no longer responded to mechanical stimuli with a fine needle.
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We also use cold, heat and mechanical stimuli to measure evoked pain.
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A population of cells in the human thalamic principal sensory nucleus respond to painful mechanical stimuli.
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Application of innocuous (brush, press) and/or noxious (pinch) mechanical stimuli in their receptive fields on the skin also activated the same neurons.
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When mechanical stimuli are applied to the surface of the skin, the mechanoreceptor accepts the stimulus and emits an electric signal.
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Mechanical stimuli must be simulated in the culture in order to condition the tissue for physiological stress in vivo.
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Another group of unmyelinated nociceptor fibers differ by lacking response to mechanical stimuli.
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The cells in this tract are also excited by mechanical stimuli, lending support that this pathway can explain the mechanism of referred itch.
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The physiological foundation for the senses of touch, hearing and balance, and pain is the conversion of mechanical stimuli into neuronal signals: mechanosensation.
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The attacks could be provoked by mechanical stimuli and occurred more frequently with symptoms of conjuctival injection, lacrimation, and rhinorrhea.
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Biological signaling events initiate re-growth at the site, while mechanical stimuli further promote rebuilding.
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