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Descriptor English:   Lateral Line System 
Descriptor Spanish:   sistema de la línea lateral 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sistema da Linha Lateral 
Synonyms English:   Canal, Lateral Line
Lateral Line Canal
Lateral Line Organ
Lateral Line Organs
Lateral Line Systems
Organ, Lateral Line
Organs, Lateral Line
System, Lateral Line
Systems, Lateral Line  
Tree Number:   A13.564
Definition English:   Aquatic vertebrate sensory system in fish and amphibians. It is composed of sense organs (canal organs and pit organs) containing neuromasts (MECHANORECEPTORS) that detect water displacement caused by moving objects. 
History Note English:   2007 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   52021 
Unique Identifier:   D053403 

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