Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoology, a neuro-epithelial sense-organ, or modified epidermal tract, specialized as a sensitive surface or area.
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- noun A
cluster ofciliated and otherneural cells that serves as a simplesensory organ in somefish andamphibians
Etymologies
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Scanning electron micrograph of an artificial neuromast
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Scanning electron micrograph of an artificial neuromast
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Chang Liu at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, made an artificial neuromast by adding boron to a 500-micrometre-long silicon hair to create a stress-sensitive resistor.
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Chang Liu at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, made an artificial neuromast by adding boron to a 500-micrometre-long silicon hair to create a stress-sensitive resistor.
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Froehlicher M, Liedtke A, Groh K, Lopez-Schier H, Neuhauss SC, et al. (2009) Estrogen receptor subtype beta2 is involved in neuromast development in zebrafish (
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gayathri Chandrasekar et al. 2010
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