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    Glossary Sensory Neurons

    specialized cells that transmit sensory information to the brain

    Sensory neurons, also known as afferent neurons, are specialized nerve cells responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses. These neurons transmit information from sensory receptors (such as those in the skin, eyes, and ears) to the central nervous system, allowing the brain to process and respond to sensory input.

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    1. Promotion of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Production by Sensory Neuron Stimulation; Molecular Mechanism(s) and Therapeutic Implications Current medicinal chemistry · 2008 · 23 citations
    2. Sensory Reinnervation of Human Skin by Human Neural Stem Cell‒Derived Peripheral Neurons Ex Vivo 2021 · 7 citations
    3. Mechanical stimulation of human hair follicle outer root sheath cultures activates adjacent sensory neurons Science advances · 2023 · 2 citations
    4. Joint Public Review: Touch receptor end-organ innervation and function require sensory neuron expression of the transcription factor Meis2 2024
    5. eLife assessment: Touch receptor end-organ innervation and function require sensory neuron expression of the transcription factor Meis2 2024
    6. 50285 Oxytocin receptor is present in keratinocytes near touch and pain sensory neurons Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2024
    7. Author Response: Touch receptor end-organ innervation and function require sensory neuron expression of the transcription factor Meis2 2024
    8. Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    9. Reviewer #3 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    10. Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    11. Reviewer #2 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    12. Reviewer #4 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    13. Reviewer #1 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    14. eLife assessment: Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    15. Trichotillomania Across Circuits: Neurobiology, Sensory Processing, and Genetic Insights 2025
    16. Trichotillomania Across Circuits: Neurobiology, Sensory Processing, and Genetic Insights 2025
    17. TRPA1 Modulates Mechanotransduction in Cutaneous Sensory Neurons 2009 · 286 citations
    18. Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
    19. Trichotillomania Across Circuits: Neurobiology, Sensory Processing, and Genetic Insights 2025
    20. Hair melanocytes as neuro-endocrine sensors—Pigments for our imagination Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2005 · 43 citations
    21. Different Requirements for GFRα2-Signaling in Three Populations of Cutaneous Sensory Neurons PLoS ONE · 2014 · 11 citations
    22. Neuro-Inspired Biomimetic Microreactor for Sensory Recovery and Hair Follicle Neogenesis under Skin Burns ACS Nano · 2023
    23. Overexpression of neurotrophin 4 in skin enhances myelinated sensory endings but does not influence sensory neuron number The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 2006 · 34 citations
    24. Lysophosphatidic acid and signaling in sensory neurons Biochimica and biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2015 · 20 citations
    25. 509 Using the human iPSCs-derived sensory neurons re-innervated skin ex vivo model to investigate mast cell-nerve fiber cross-talk in solar elastosis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2024
    26. Synthesis of nerve growth factor mRNA in cultures of developing mouse whisker pad, a peripheral target tissue of sensory trigeminal neurons. The Journal of Cell Biology · 1993 · 5 citations
    27. Neurobiology, Stem Cell Biology, and Immunology: An Emerging Triad for Understanding Tissue Homeostasis and Repair Annual review of cell and developmental biology · 2022 · 1 citations
    28. <i>In vitro</i> interactions between sensory nerves, epidermis, hair follicles and capillaries in a tissue‐engineered reconstructed skin Experimental Dermatology · 2004
    29. Hair from Sexually Active Bucks Strongly Activates Olfactory Sensory Inputs But Fails to Trigger Early First Ovulation in Prepubescent Does 2023
    30. Montagna Symposium 2016—The Skin: Our Sensory Organ for Itch, Pain, Touch, and Pleasure 2017 · 1 citations