The series of events involved in equilibrioception in which a mechanical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal. During equilibrioception, mechanical stimuli may be in the form of input from pressure receptors or from the labyrinth system of the inner ears.
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equilibrioception, detection of mechanical stimulus; equilibrioception, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus; equilibrioception, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus; sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during equilibrioception; sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during equilibrioception