Mechanoreceptors

Mekanoreceptorer

Svensk definition

Celler som är specialiserade på att överföra mekaniska stimuli och förmedla den informationen centralt i nervsystemet. Till mekanoreceptorerna hör hårceller, vilka förmedlar hörsel och balans, och olika somatosensoriska receptorer, ofta med icke-nervcellsanslutningsstrukturer.

Engelsk definition

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.

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Engelska synonymer

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