mechanoreceptors

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sensory receptor
gptkbp:detects touch
vibration
stretch
mechanical pressure
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:skin
internal organs
muscles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mechanoreceptors
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:judge
proprioception
balance
somatosensation
gptkbp:presentIn invertebrates
vertebrates
gptkbp:transduces mechanical stimulus to electrical signal
gptkbp:type gptkb:Merkel_cell
gptkb:Pacinian_corpuscle
gptkb:Ruffini_ending
Meissner's corpuscle
hair follicle receptor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:respiratory_centers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7