Term Information

Accession
GO:0097195
Name
pilomotor reflex
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
goosebump reflex, horripilation, piloerection
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The reflex process in which the arrectores pilorum (hair follicle) muscles contract and cause the hair to stand erect. Source: GOC:BHF, Wikipedia:Pilomotor_reflex, PMID:21335239
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History
See term history for GO:0097195 at QuickGO
Subset
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pilomotor reflex [is_a relation] is_a  reflex (GO:0060004)

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