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The series of events involved in sensory perception in which a sensory stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. The series of events by which a mechanical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. Any process that an organism uses to control its balance, the orientation of the organism (or the head of the organism) in relation to the source of gravity. In humans and animals, balance is perceived through visual cues, the labyrinth system of the inner ears and information from skin pressure receptors and muscle and joint receptors. The series of events involved in equilibrioception in which a sensory mechanical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. During equilibrioception, mechanical stimuli may be in the form of input from pressure receptors or from the labyrinth system of the inner ears. The series of events in which a sensory mechanical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. The series of events required for an organism to receive an orientational stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Equilibrioception refers to a combination of processes by which an organism can perceive its orientation with respect to gravity. In animals, stimuli come from labyrinth system of the inner ears, monitoring the direction of motion; visual stimuli, with information on orientation and motion; pressure receptors, which tell the organism which body surfaces are in contact with the ground; and proprioceptive cues, which report which parts of the body are in motion. The series of events required for an organism to receive a sensory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. This is a neurological process. 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.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: detection of mechanical stimulus involved in equilibrioception
Acc: GO:0050973
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The series of events involved in equilibrioception in which a sensory mechanical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. During equilibrioception, mechanical stimuli may be in the form of input from pressure receptors or from the labyrinth system of the inner ears.
Synonyms:
  • equilibrioception, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus
  • equilibrioception, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus
  • equilibrioception, detection of mechanical stimulus
  • sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during equilibrioception
  • sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during equilibrioception
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GO:0050973 - detection of mechanical stimulus involved in equilibrioception (interactive image map)
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