Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues
Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues
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ISBN: 9780321821652
Author: Michael D. Johnson
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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The working of receptor adaptation.

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The main function of a receptor is to receive the stimulus and transform its energy into another form so that it can be sensed. It has been developed from the dendritic structures of a sensory neuron. Some receptors generate direct impulse in a sensory neuron and others create graded potentials and issue a neurotransmitter which stimulates a nearby sensory neuron.

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