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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
Occurrence in VHL
:
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