Preferred Label : chemoreceptor cells;
MeSH definition : Cells specialized to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally
in the nervous system. Chemoreceptor cells may monitor external stimuli, as in TASTE
and OLFACTION, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of OXYGEN and CARBON
DIOXIDE in the blood.;
MeSH synonym : cells, chemoreceptor; chemoreceptive cell; chemoreceptive cells; cell, chemoreceptor; chemoreceptor cell; cell, chemoreceptive; cells, chemoreceptive;
CISMeF synonym : chemoreceptors; chemoreceptor;
MeSH annotation : note category: do not confuse with chemoreceptor proteins;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemoreceptor;
Origin ID : D002628;
UMLS CUI : C0008010;
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Cells specialized to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally
in the nervous system. Chemoreceptor cells may monitor external stimuli, as in TASTE
and OLFACTION, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of OXYGEN and CARBON
DIOXIDE in the blood.
