baroreceptor
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004019
The sensory nerve endings in the wall of the atria of the heart, vena cava, aortic arch and carotid sinus that are sensitive to changes in blood pressure. [ MP:0004118 ]
Term info
database cross reference
- FMA:85601
- EMAPA:36597
- Wikipedia:Baroreceptor
- MESH:D011311
- MA:0003009
Subsets
pheno_slim
comment
WP classifies as mechanoreceptor
has related synonym
vascular stretch receptor, pressoreceptor, stretch receptor, baroceptor
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0004019
prefLabel
Baroreceptor
see also
https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/510
Term relations
Subclass of:
- interoceptor
- located in some blood vessel
- capable of some regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure
- part of some vascular system
- only in taxon some Vertebrata
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