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sensillum
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sen·sil·lum  (sn-slm)
n. pl. sen·sil·la (-sl)
A simple sensory receptor consisting of one cell or a few cells, especially a hairlike epithelial cell projecting through the cuticle of arthropods.
[New Latin snsillum, diminutive of Latin snsus, sense; see sense.]
sensillum [sɛnˈsɪləm]
n pl -la [-lə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons
[New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ)]
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Electrophysiological responses of receptor neurons in mosquito maxillary palp sensilla to carbon dioxide.
The impact of C[O.sub.2] dry baths on subpopulations of NK and NK-T ... by Kallistratos, Elias; Toliopoulos, Ioannis; Fragkoraptis, Dimitrios; Gerou, Spyridon; Fragkoraptis, E / Experimental Medicine
Bunlar iki-dort segmentli duyu organi icerir, sert kenelerde bunlarin ikisinde de cok sayida kemosensoriyal sensilla vardir.
Biological features of ticks, tick borne diseases and epidemiological ... by Tanir, Gonul; Ozgelen, Sebnem; Tuygun, Nilden / Journal of Pediatric Infection
The mechanism he proposed was that the rubbing spread the scent molecules uniformly over the sensilla surface, which is an electret, and the more uniform spacing then enabled the female to emit the signals coherently, analogous to the mirrors at either end of a gas laser.
Electromagnetic communication and olfaction in insects by Oschman, James L.; Oschman, Nora H. / Frontier Perspectives
 
 
 
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