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GO: Biological Process

sensory perception of mechanical stimulus

Term ID
GO:0050954
Synonyms
  • chemi-mechanical coupling
  • mechanosensory perception
  • perception of mechanical stimulus
Definition
The series of events required for an organism to receive a sensory mechanical stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. This is a neurological process.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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