Molecular Anatomy and Function of Sensory Organs and Sensory Tissues
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Tissues and Organs".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2025 | Viewed by 71
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Dear Colleagues,
Sensory organs provide the bodies of both humans and animals with information from the worlds both outside and inside of them. Information from the outer world is acquired from major sensory organs, e.g., those of vision and hearing, but also from more subtle sensory corpuscles like Pacinian and Meissner corpuscles, among others. Information regarding the “inner world” includes input from the viscera and cardiovascular system that communicate, e.g., oxygen saturation and blood pressure. The functioning of these sensory structures is vital for the functioning of the central nervous system, though the molecular anatomy and function of these sensory structures is often not well understood. The proposed Special Issue is intended to promote improved understanding in this important field.
Prof. Dr. Frank Schmitz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sensory organ
- sensory tissue
- vision
- hearing
- skin
- sensory structures of internal organs
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