sensory perception of pain

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1CCL2-CCR2CCL2_HUMAN - CCR2_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Chemokines
2PENK-OPRK1PENK_HUMAN - OPRK_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Opioid
3PENK-OPRM1PENK_HUMAN - OPRM_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Opioid
4PNOC-OPRL1PNOC_HUMAN - OPRX_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Opioid

II. Literature review

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Namesensory perception of pain
IDGO_0019233
collection_id

Biological process

Description

The series of events required for an organism to receive a painful stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Pain is medically defined as the physical sensation of discomfort or distress caused by injury or illness, so can hence be described as a harmful stimulus which signals current (or impending) tissue damage. Pain may come from extremes of temperature, mechanical damage, electricity or from noxious chemical substances. This is a neurological process.

Related synonym

nociception

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