"Sensation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D012677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816 G11.561.790
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| Concept/Terms |
Sensation- Sensation
- Sensations
- Sensory Function
- Function, Sensory
- Functions, Sensory
- Sensory Functions
- Organoleptic
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