![]() ![]() Terrestrial plants control the orientation of their primary growth through the sensing of several vectorial stimuli such as the light gradient or the gravitational acceleration. The channel mediating human proprioceptive mechanosensation has yet to be discovered. PIEZO2, a nonselective cation channel, has been shown to underlie the mechanosensitivity of proprioceptors in mice. TRPN, a member of the transient receptor potential family of ion channels, has been found to be responsible for proprioception in fruit flies, nematode worms, African clawed frogs, and zebrafish. Proprioreceptors are sometimes known as adequate stimuli receptors. There are specific nerve receptors for this form of perception termed 'proprioreceptors', just as there are specific receptors for pressure, light, temperature, sound, and other sensory experiences. The proprioceptive sense is believed to be composed of information from sensory neurons located in the inner ear (motion and orientation) and in the stretch receptors located in the muscles and the joint-supporting ligaments (stance). ![]() The initiation of proprioception is the activation of a proprioreceptor in the periphery. ![]()
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