MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : cellular mechanotransduction; mechanical signal transduction; mechanosensory transduction; signal transduction, mechanical; transduction, mechanosensory;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanotransduction, cellular;
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.
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