mechanoreceptor differentiation
id: GO:0042490
name: mechanoreceptor differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mechanoreceptor, a cell specialized to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0048886 | neuromast hair cell differentiation |
| GO:0060113 | inner ear receptor cell differentiation |
| GO:0070656 | mechanoreceptor differentiation involved in mechanosensory epithelium regeneration |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0030182 | neuron differentiation |
