Lateral Line System
"Lateral Line System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D053403
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.564
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| Concept/Terms |
Lateral Line System- Lateral Line System
- Lateral Line Systems
- System, Lateral Line
- Systems, Lateral Line
- Lateral Line Organs
- Lateral Line Organ
- Organ, Lateral Line
- Organs, Lateral Line
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