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MeSH Heading: Mechanotransduction, Cellular
Tree Number(s): G01.154.090.500; G02.111.820.580; G04.835.580
Unique ID: D040542
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D040542
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.
Entry Term(s): Cellular Mechanotransduction; Mechanosensory Transduction; Signal Transduction, Mechanical
Previous Indexing: Signal Transduction (1973-2002)
See Also: Mechanoreceptors; Podosomes
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Concept UI: M0421930
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.
Terms: Mechanotransduction, Cellular Preferred Term
Term UI T491402
Date04/29/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Mechanosensory Transduction
Term UI T491403
Date04/29/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Signal Transduction, Mechanical
Term UI T491404
Date04/29/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Cellular Mechanotransduction
Term UI T493901
Date05/15/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

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