The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 121
... activity in the lining ( epithelium ) of the gravity receptor . Spontaneous activity . The sensory epithelium of a stato- cyst is spontaneously active , initiating a continuing series of impulses directed toward the central nervous ...
... activity in the lining ( epithelium ) of the gravity receptor . Spontaneous activity . The sensory epithelium of a stato- cyst is spontaneously active , initiating a continuing series of impulses directed toward the central nervous ...
Page 124
... activity of thermorecep- tors are brief impulses of about one millisecond duration and roughly constant amplitude . They follow in a more or less regular sequence , modulations ( changes ) in the frequency of which reflect differences ...
... activity of thermorecep- tors are brief impulses of about one millisecond duration and roughly constant amplitude . They follow in a more or less regular sequence , modulations ( changes ) in the frequency of which reflect differences ...
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... activity . Acting units , however they are recognized and defined , are doing things , participating in events , carrying forward pro- cesses , and creating effects . The effects created by activity include progressive influences on the ...
... activity . Acting units , however they are recognized and defined , are doing things , participating in events , carrying forward pro- cesses , and creating effects . The effects created by activity include progressive influences on the ...
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SAN FRANCISCO | 1 |
SÃO PAULO | 6 |
SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE | 10 |
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