FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term pilomotor reflex ID (Ontology) GO:0097195 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The reflex process in which the arrectores pilorum (hair follicle) muscles contract and cause the hair to stand erect.[ PubMed:21335239 ]
Also Known As "goosebump reflex" ; "horripilation" ; "piloerection"
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    "horripilation" EXACT
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