Band cells are the immature form of neutrophils and are produced rapidly during an infection. A large percentage of band cells in a venous blood sample indicate an infectious process occurring in the body.
Sensitivity to temperature is a skin sense that is related to the human need to maintain internal temperature balance or thermal homeostasis. Temperature sensitivity is important in protecting one's self from intense temperature that may cause damage to the body.
The heat sensitive neurons increase their firing rate 2- to 10 - fold in response to an increase of body temperature (in turn caused by many internal and external factors) of 10 degrees Celcius. The cold-sensitive neurons, by contrast, increase their firing rate when the body temperature falls.