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Abstract
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.
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- Chemoreceptive Cells
- Cell, Chemoreceptive
- Cell, Chemoreceptor
- Cells, Chemoreceptive
- Cells, Chemoreceptor
- Chemoreceptive Cell
- Chemoreceptor Cell
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15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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note category: do not confuse with chemoreceptor proteins
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History Note
2009 (1968)
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- Sensory Receptor Cells (1966-1967)
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WL 102.9
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chemoreceptor Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002628. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002628
- Chemoreceptor Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemoreceptor
- Chemoreceptor Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069641