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Pathways

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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
interoceptor +    
vascular system +    
arterial system +  
baroreceptor +  
The sensory nerve endings in the wall of the atria of the heart, vena cava, aortic arch and carotid sinus that are sensitive to changes in blood pressure.
chemoreceptor 
extraembryonic vascular system +  
mesoderm blood island 
pulmonary vascular system +  
systemic arterial system +  
vasculature +  
venous system +  
venous system of brain 

Synonyms
Related Synonyms: baroceptor ;   pressoreceptor ;   stretch receptor ;   vascular stretch receptor
Xrefs: EMAPA:36597 ;   FMA:85601 ;   MA:0003009 ;   MESH:D011311 ;   Wikipedia:Baroreceptor
Definition Sources: MP:0004118

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