These cells never come in contact with environmental signals like those near the skin but are studded with receptors that appear to get sensory input from hormones, proteins and other biochemical ...

Touch receptors are a subtype of sensory neuron that are located in the skin and possess specialized endings that respond to mechanical stimulation. As part of the somatosensory system ...

Dan Berkowitz might never have noticed the phenomenon if not for the new lights. In 2012, Johns Hopkins University’s Berkowitz had just moved to a lab space where the lights were motion-activated, and ...

These sample pages of sensory receptors were created by 6th grade science students at Redwood Middle School in California. Each page explains a different type of receptor with the human body and ...

How do cells forming organs or repairing tissues know when to stop growing? Adhesion receptors act as molecular fingertips that sense the environment and then coordinate behaviors.

Looks at how defensins contribute to skin, airway and urinary tract immunity by activating receptors on immune cells and sensory neurons. Also interested in inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis and ...