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Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Sensory Receptor Cells > Mechanoreceptors > Pressoreceptors
... > Nervous System > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Mechanoreceptors > Pressoreceptors
... > Cells > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Mechanoreceptors > Pressoreceptors
... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Sympathetic Nervous System > Vasomotor System > Pressoreceptors

Preferred term

Pressoreceptors  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Arterial Stretch Receptor
  • Arterial Stretch Receptors
  • Baroreceptor
  • Baroreceptors
  • Receptor, Arterial Stretch
  • Receptors, Arterial Stretch
  • Receptors, Stretch, Arterial
  • Receptors, Stretch, Vascular
  • Receptors, Vascular Stretch
  • Receptor, Vascular Stretch
  • Stretch Receptor, Arterial
  • Stretch Receptors, Arterial
  • Stretch Receptors, Vascular
  • Stretch Receptor, Vascular
  • Vascular Stretch Receptor
  • Vascular Stretch Receptors

Scope note

  • Receptors in the vascular system, particularly the aorta and carotid sinus, which are sensitive to stretch of the vessel walls.

History note

  • 65

In other languages

  • baroreseptorit

    Finnish

  • baroreseptori
  • painereseptori
  • painereseptorit
  • pressoreseptori
  • pressoreseptorit
  • tensioreseptori
  • tensioreseptorit
  • Tryckreceptorer

    Swedish

  • Pressoreceptorer

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011311

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