| Name: | neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | lateral line neuromast, lateral line organ, neuromasts |
| Definition: | Volcano-shaped lateral line sensory organ located in characteristic positions within the skin epithelium and containing hair cells and their support elements. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000243] |
| Name: | detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception |
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| Synonyms: | sensory detection of mechanical stimulus, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during sensory perception, sensory perception, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus, sensory perception, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during sensory perception |
| Definition: | The series of events in which a mechanical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal as part of sensory perception. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0050974] QuickGO AmiGO |