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Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells
Cells > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells
Nervous System > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells

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Chemoreceptor Cells  

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  • Cell, Chemoreceptive
  • Cells, Chemoreceptive
  • Chemoreceptive Cell
  • Chemoreceptive Cells

Note

  • note category: do not confuse with chemoreceptor proteins

Scope note

  • Cells specialized to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Chemoreceptor cells may monitor external stimuli, as in TASTE and OLFACTION, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE in the blood.

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  • 2009 (1968)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002628

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