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Cold receptors and warm receptors Studies with micro- electrodes Temper- ature discrimina- tion in goldfish Detection of warmth of. the tongue of the cat , had been applied by 1960 to simi- lar recordings from single thermoreceptors in ...
Cold receptors and warm receptors Studies with micro- electrodes Temper- ature discrimina- tion in goldfish Detection of warmth of. the tongue of the cat , had been applied by 1960 to simi- lar recordings from single thermoreceptors in ...
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... receptors on the antennae of males are remarkably sensitive to these special compounds . Bombyx males have about 40,000 sex - odour receptor cells on each antenna , with endings in various hairs and pegs . These structures are generally ...
... receptors on the antennae of males are remarkably sensitive to these special compounds . Bombyx males have about 40,000 sex - odour receptor cells on each antenna , with endings in various hairs and pegs . These structures are generally ...
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... receptors ( as in the knee ) consist of " spray - type " endings ( Ruffini ) and Golgi - type and Pacinian corpuscles within the joints ; and ( 4 ) free nerve endings . All these receptors combine to provide in- formation on active ...
... receptors ( as in the knee ) consist of " spray - type " endings ( Ruffini ) and Golgi - type and Pacinian corpuscles within the joints ; and ( 4 ) free nerve endings . All these receptors combine to provide in- formation on active ...
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