Preferred Label : pulmonary stretch receptors;
MeSH definition : Stretch receptors found in the bronchi and bronchioles. Pulmonary stretch receptors
are sensors for a reflex which stops inspiration. In humans, the reflex is protective
and is probably not activated during normal respiration.;
MeSH synonym : lung stretch receptor; lung stretch receptors; receptor, lung stretch; receptor, pulmonary stretch; receptors, lung stretch; stretch receptor, pulmonary; receptors, stretch, lung; receptors, stretch, pulmonary; stretch receptors, lung; stretch receptors, pulmonary; stretch receptor, lung; receptors, pulmonary stretch; pulmonary stretch receptor;
MeSH annotation : mechanoreceptors in bronchi & bronchioles; DF: PULM STRETCH RECEPT;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary stretch receptor;
Origin ID : D011661;
UMLS CUI : C0034083;
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Stretch receptors found in the bronchi and bronchioles. Pulmonary stretch receptors
are sensors for a reflex which stops inspiration. In humans, the reflex is protective
and is probably not activated during normal respiration.