Gravity Sensing

Process whereby a cell, bodily structure, or organism (animal or plant) receives or detects a gravity stimulus. Gravity sensing plays an important role in the directional growth and development of an organism (GRAVITROPISM).

Year introduced: 2009 (1995)

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Tree Number(s): G11.561.790.255, G15.375

MeSH Unique ID: D018466

Entry Terms:

• Sensing, Gravity
• Gravisensing
• Gravity Perception
• Perception, Gravity

Previous Indexing:

• Gravitation (1966-1994)

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Sensation
Gravity Sensing

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Plant Physiological Phenomena
Gravity Sensing