Search for dissertations about: "Scorpion"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word Scorpion.

2. 1. Mechanisms of adaptation in a mechanoreceptor : a study of mechanical and ionic factors in the crayfish stretch receptors

   Author : Nuhan Purali; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Crayfish; stretch receptor; adaptation; visco-elastic properties; mechanosensitive channels; potassium channels; sodium channels; gadolinium; tetraethylammonium chloride; 4-amino pyridine; scorpion venom Leiurus quinquestrialus;

   Abstract : The stretch receptor organ of the crayfish, an analog to the human muscle spindle, is a unique preparation for the study of mechanotransduction. The organ consists of a rapidly and a slowly adapting receptor each composed of a receptor muscle fibre into which inserts the dendrites of a multipolar sensory neuron. READ MORE