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chemoreceptor cell

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000206

A cell specialized to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Chemoreceptors may monitor external stimuli, as in taste and olfaction, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. [ ]

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chemoreceptor cell

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cell

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Equivalent to:

neuron and capable of some detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception

Subclass of:

sensory neuron
capable of some detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception