The series of events in which a hot stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal as part of thermoception.
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sensory detection of heat stimulus during thermoception; sensory detection of hot stimulus during thermoception; sensory transduction of heat stimulus during thermoception; sensory transduction of hot stimulus during thermoception; thermoception, sensory detection of heat stimulus; thermoception, sensory detection of hot stimulus; thermoception, sensory transduction of heat stimulus; thermoception, sensory transduction of hot stimulus