MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Sensation
Tree Number(s): F02.830.816; G11.561.790
Unique ID: D012677
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012677
Annotation: SENSATION DISORDERS is available but burning, tingling or prickling sensations go under PARESTHESIA
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Organoleptic; Sensory Function
See Also: Perception
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Sensation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025