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Cell Physiological Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Mechanotransduction, Cellular
Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Mechanotransduction, Cellular

Preferred term

Mechanotransduction, Cellular  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Cellular Mechanotransduction
  • Mechanical Signal Transduction
  • Mechanosensory Transduction
  • Signal Transduction, Mechanical
  • Transduction, Mechanosensory

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D040542

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