Pulmonary Stretch Receptors
"Pulmonary Stretch Receptors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Stretch receptors found in the bronchi and bronchioles. Pulmonary stretch receptors are sensors for a reflex which stops inspiration. In humans, the reflex is protective and is probably not activated during normal respiration.
| Descriptor ID |
D011661
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.915.750.780 A08.800.950.750.780 A11.671.650.915.750.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Stretch Receptors- Pulmonary Stretch Receptors
- Receptors, Stretch, Pulmonary
- Lung Stretch Receptors
- Lung Stretch Receptor
- Receptor, Lung Stretch
- Receptors, Lung Stretch
- Stretch Receptor, Lung
- Stretch Receptors, Lung
- Receptors, Pulmonary Stretch
- Pulmonary Stretch Receptor
- Receptor, Pulmonary Stretch
- Stretch Receptor, Pulmonary
- Stretch Receptors, Pulmonary
- Receptors, Stretch, Lung
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