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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.
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- Mechanoreceptor
- Mechanoreceptor Cell
- Mechanoreceptor Cells
- Cell, Mechanoreceptor
- Cells, Mechanoreceptor
- Golgi Tendon Organ
- Golgi Tendon Organs
- Krause's End Bulb
- Krause's End Bulbs
- Meissner's Corpuscle
- Neurotendinous Spindle
- Neurotendinous Spindles
- Receptors, Stretch
- Ruffini's Corpuscle
- Ruffini's Corpuscles
- Stretch Receptor
- Stretch Receptors
- Bulb, Krause's End
- Bulbs, Krause's End
- Corpuscle, Meissner's
- Corpuscle, Ruffini's
- Corpuscles, Ruffini's
- End Bulb, Krause's
- End Bulbs, Krause's
- Krause End Bulb
- Krause End Bulbs
- Krauses End Bulb
- Krauses End Bulbs
- Meissner Corpuscle
- Meissners Corpuscle
- Organ, Golgi Tendon
- Organs, Golgi Tendon
- Receptor, Stretch
- Ruffini Corpuscle
- Ruffini Corpuscles
- Ruffinis Corpuscle
- Ruffinis Corpuscles
- Spindle, Neurotendinous
- Spindles, Neurotendinous
- Tendon Organ, Golgi
- Tendon Organs, Golgi
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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History Note
71; NEUROTENDINOUS SPINDLES was heading 1975-96 (see under MECHANORECEPTORS 1977-90, see under RECEPTORS, NEURAL 1975-76), was see under RECEPTORS, NEURAL 1972-74, was see under NERVE ENDINGS 1963-71; GOLGI TENDON ORGANS was see NEUROTENDINOUS SPINDLES 1994-96; KRAUSE'S END BULBS & RUFFINI'S CORPUSCLES were see THERMORECEPTORS 1979-93; were see under THERMORECEPTORS 1975-78; were see under RECEPTORS, NEURAL 1972-74; were see under NERVE ENDINGS 1963-71
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- Nerve Endings (1966-1970)
- Receptors, Sensory (1966-1970)
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WL 102.9
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mechanoreceptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008465. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008465
- Mechanoreceptors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanoreceptor
- Mechanoreceptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1348853