somatosensory neuron
A neuron that is part of the somatic sensory system. Somatosensory neurons innervate the skin or integument to detect different types of thermal, chemical, and mechanical touch stimuli. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22865660 ]
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