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MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR
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Descriptor
English
:
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Mecanotransducción Celular
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mecanotransdução Celular
Synonyms
English
:
Cellular Mechanotransduction
Mechanosensory Transduction
Signal Transduction, Mechanical
Tree Number:
G01.154.100.440
G01.595.100.440
G02.111.087.800.580
G02.149.115.800.580
G04.299.880.580
Definition
English
:
The process by which
cells
convert mechanical stimuli into a chemical response. It can occur in both
cells
specialized for sensing mechanical
cues
such as
MECHANORECEPTORS
, and in parenchymal
cells
whose primary function is not mechanosensory.
See Related
English
:
Mechanoreceptors
History Note
English
:
2003
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
37635
Unique Identifier:
D040542
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