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Afferent unmyelinated (C) fibers are numerous in our peripheral cutaneous nerves, and they convey important messages about noxious skin stimuli and temperature changes in the skin. It is now possible to study in detail the discharge pattern of individual C units in human cutaneous nerves in situ (Torebjork and Hallin, 1970) and to correlate directly the afferent discharge in different types of C units with sensation (e.g. Hallin and Torebjörk, 1970; van Hees and Gybels, 1972; Torebjörk, 1974; Konietzny and Hensel, 1975). This report will summarize briefly the physiological properties of C nociceptors in normal and injured skin in man, with reference to sensations evoked by various impulse patterns in these nociceptors.
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Torebjörk, H.E. (1979). Activity in C Nociceptors and Sensation. In: Kenshalo, D.R. (eds) Sensory Functions of the Skin of Humans. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3039-4_17
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