As nouns the difference between nociception and resiniferatoxin
is that nociception is the physiological process underlying the sensation of pain while resiniferatoxin is (organic compound) a naturally occurring, ultrapotent capsaicin analogue that activates the vanilloid receptor in a subpopulation of primary afferent sensory neurons involved in nociception.
nociception
Noun
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The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
Related terms
* nociceptor
References
* OED 2nd edition 1989
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resiniferatoxin
English
Noun
(
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(
wikipedia resiniferatoxin)
(organic compound) A naturally occurring, ultrapotent capsaicin analogue that activates the vanilloid receptor in a subpopulation of primary afferent sensory neurons involved in nociception.
Synonyms
* RTX