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Accession
GO:0042490
Name
mechanoreceptor differentiation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Definition
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mechanoreceptor, a cell specialized to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Source: GOC:jl, CL:0000199
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History
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Chem. react.
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Parents of mechanoreceptor differentiation (GO:0042490)
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mechanoreceptor differentiation [is_a relation] is_a  neuron differentiation (GO:0030182)
Children of mechanoreceptor differentiation (GO:0042490)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
mechanoreceptor differentiation involved in mechanosensory epithelium regeneration (GO:0070656) [is_a relation] is_a  mechanoreceptor differentiation
negative regulation of mechanoreceptor differentiation (GO:0045632) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  mechanoreceptor differentiation
neuromast hair cell differentiation (GO:0048886) [is_a relation] is_a  mechanoreceptor differentiation
inner ear receptor cell differentiation (GO:0060113) [is_a relation] is_a  mechanoreceptor differentiation
regulation of mechanoreceptor differentiation (GO:0045631) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  mechanoreceptor differentiation
positive regulation of mechanoreceptor differentiation (GO:0045633) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  mechanoreceptor differentiation
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