-
Mechanosensation is the
transduction of
mechanical stimuli into
neural signals.
Mechanosensation provides the
basis for the
senses of
light touch, hearing...
- the
world outside the organism. Both
hearing and
touch are
types of
mechanosensation.
There are
three main
components of the
human auditory system: the...
- both
chemical and
neurological stimuli. They are also
reactive to
mechanosensation,
which is the case in the
peristaltic reflex of the gut, and can be...
-
cilia on
epithelial cells provide chemosensation, thermoception, and
mechanosensation of the
extracellular environment by
playing "a
sensory role mediating...
- Portugues; Lopez-Schier (2021). "A
neuronal blueprint for
directional mechanosensation in
larval zebrafish".
Current Biology. 31 (7): 1463–1475. Bibcode:2021CBio...
- voltage-gated ion
channel fold that
interacts with PKD2. PC1
mediates mechanosensation of
fluid flow by the
primary cilium in the
renal epithelium and of...
-
primary cilia.
Primary cilia play
important roles in chemosensation,
mechanosensation, and thermosensation. Each
cilium may thus be "viewed as a sensory...
-
Phospholipase D (EC 3.1.4.4,
lipophosphodiesterase II,
lecithinase D,
choline phosphatase, PLD;
systematic name
phosphatidylcholine phosphatidohydrolase)...
-
molecular flaws/defects, biosensing,
biological mechanisms such as
mechanosensation),
nanoscience of
disease (e.g.
genetic disease, cancer, organ/tissue...
-
neurons to
provide rapid feedback about body and limb position.
These mechanosensation circuits are
important for
flexibly maintaining posture and balance...
