"Mechanoreceptors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cells specialized to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Mechanoreceptor cells include the INNER EAR hair cells, which mediate hearing and balance, and the various somatosensory receptors, often with non-neural accessory structures.
| Descriptor ID |
D008465
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.915.750 A08.800.950.750 A11.671.650.915.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Mechanoreceptors- Mechanoreceptors
- Mechanoreceptor
- Mechanoreceptor Cells
- Cell, Mechanoreceptor
- Cells, Mechanoreceptor
- Mechanoreceptor Cell
Neurotendinous Spindles- Neurotendinous Spindles
- Neurotendinous Spindle
- Spindle, Neurotendinous
- Spindles, Neurotendinous
- Golgi Tendon Organs
- Organs, Golgi Tendon
- Tendon Organs, Golgi
Krause's End Bulbs- Krause's End Bulbs
- Bulbs, Krause's End
- End Bulbs, Krause's
- Krause End Bulbs
- Krauses End Bulbs
Stretch Receptors- Stretch Receptors
- Receptor, Stretch
- Stretch Receptor
- Receptors, Stretch
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