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
Mechanoreceptor Cells — Mechanoreceptor — Mechanoreceptor Cell — Cell, Mechanoreceptor — Cells, Mechanoreceptor — Neurotendinous Spindles — Spindle, Neurotendinous — Spindles, Neurotendinous — Neurotendinous Spindle — Golgi Tendon Organs — Golgi Tendon Organ — Organ, Golgi Tendon — Organs, Golgi Tendon — Tendon Organ, Golgi — Tendon Organs, Golgi — Krause's End Bulbs — Bulbs, Krause's End — End Bulbs, Krause's — Krause End Bulbs — Krauses End Bulbs — Krause's End Bulb — Bulb, Krause's End — End Bulb, Krause's — Krause End Bulb — Krauses End Bulb — Stretch Receptors — Receptor, Stretch — Stretch Receptor — Receptors, Stretch — Meissner's Corpuscle — Corpuscle, Meissner's — Meissner Corpuscle — Meissners Corpuscle — Ruffini's Corpuscles — Corpuscles, Ruffini's — Ruffini Corpuscles — Ruffinis Corpuscles — Ruffini's Corpuscle — Corpuscle, Ruffini's — Ruffini Corpuscle — Ruffinis Corpuscle