Term Name: detection of carbon dioxide
Synonyms:
Definition: The series of events in which a carbon dioxide stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0003031]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: detection of chemical stimulus
has subtype: detection of carbon dioxide by vasomotor center detection of increased carbon dioxide by chemoreceptor signaling