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... receptor 3.3.1.1 Structure All specialized regions of the cell membrane are input transducer components . These include the molecular receptor sites for chemical markers , which are assumed on theoretical grounds to be located on the ...
... receptor 3.3.1.1 Structure All specialized regions of the cell membrane are input transducer components . These include the molecular receptor sites for chemical markers , which are assumed on theoretical grounds to be located on the ...
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... receptor cell just how it carries out input transducing . If the receptor is not part of a neuron , it is said to transduce the input energy into receptor poten- tials . These are similar to the generator potentials of those receptors ...
... receptor cell just how it carries out input transducing . If the receptor is not part of a neuron , it is said to transduce the input energy into receptor poten- tials . These are similar to the generator potentials of those receptors ...
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... receptor cells so far have failed , but it is known that the two sorts of receptors are located at different depths in the skin . 91 The thinnest myeli- nated cutaneous nerve fibers have been shown to respond to cold , while those which ...
... receptor cells so far have failed , but it is known that the two sorts of receptors are located at different depths in the skin . 91 The thinnest myeli- nated cutaneous nerve fibers have been shown to respond to cold , while those which ...
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