Warm receptors

Japanese: 温受容器 - おんじゅようき
Warm receptors

…a general term for receptors that receive temperature stimuli and transmit information about the temperature of the outside world. There are warm receptors and cold receptors. In vertebrates, they generally exist as sensory points on the skin, and are called warm spots and cold spots, respectively. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "warm receptors" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…温度刺激を受けとって,外界の温度に関する情報を伝える受容器の総称で,温受容器と冷受容器がある。脊椎動物では一般に皮膚上の感覚点として存在し,それぞれ温点および冷点と呼ばれる。…

※「温受容器」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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