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Intra-epidermal nerve fibers. Intra-epidermal nerve fibers, classified as C- and Aδ-fibers, unmyelinated, and thickly myelinated respectively, are conventionally described as the exclusive sensors for temperature, pain, and itch. Aδ-fibers lose their myelin sheath when crossing the basement membrane.
