Thermoreceptor

Preferred Label : Thermoreceptor;

NCIt synonyms : Thermoreceptors;

NCIt definition : A type of somatosensory receptor located mostly in the skin that detects changes in temperature; there are two classes of thermoreceptors: cold receptors and warm receptors.;

Details

Origin ID

C13822;

UMLS CUI

C0039821;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Peripheral Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- thermoreceptor [UBERON concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- thermoreceptors [MeSH Descriptor]
- thermoreceptors [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- thermoreceptors [MeSH concept]
- thermoreceptors [MeSH Descriptor]

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