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Structural and Functional Features of Sensory End Organs

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In sensory physiology, the term ‘receptors’ is used to designate a cell, or part of a cell, the function of which is to convert a stimulus into an electrical signal. Receptors thus function as transducers, translating the stimulus into a language comprehensible to the nervous system.

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  1. Department of Physiology II, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    David Ottoson

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Ottoson, D. (1983). Structural and Functional Features of Sensory End Organs. In: Physiology of the Nervous System. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16995-5_4

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