This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Cold receptor

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

Cold receptors in the skin are free nerve endings which increase their frequency of firing action potentials as temperature drops in the range 36 to 20 degrees centigrade. The rate of increased firing diminshes after a while - adaptation - within this temperature range.

Create an account to add page annotations

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page