| Term: | posterior lateral line neuromast sensory perception of mechanical stimulus |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | posterior lateral line neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | neuromast posterior, neuromasts posterior |
| Definition: | Neuromast that is part of the posterior lateral line. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000940] |
| Name: | sensory perception of mechanical stimulus |
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| Synonyms: | chemi-mechanical coupling, mechanosensory perception, perception of mechanical stimulus |
| Definition: | The series of events required for an organism to receive a sensory mechanical stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. This is a neurological process. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0050954] QuickGO AmiGO |