Biophysics of Chordotonal Organs

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Chordotonal organs are mechanosensory structures of insects and crustaceans whose functions include sound detection. Their morphology varies widely but they always contain bipolar sensory neurons, ending in modified cilia, surrounded by a cagelike structure called the scolopale. The evidence suggests that the cilium and scolopale are involved in transducing and amplifying the mechanical signal, and possibly in adjusting sensitivity to match the prevailing signal level.

Idioma originalEnglish
Título de la publicación alojadaAudition
EditorialElsevier Inc.
Páginas211-216
Número de páginas6
Volumen3
ISBN (versión impresa)9780123708809
DOI
EstadoPublished - 2008

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Neuroscience

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