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thermoreceptors

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  • noun Plural form of thermoreceptor.

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  • Butterflies have photoreceptors in their penises that guide mating behavior (leading to the phenomenon termed "hindsight"), and crayfish have "caudal photoreceptors" and thermoreceptors that can drive walking behavior without the involvement of the brain (Arikawa, Suyama & Fujii, 1997; Wilkens, 1988).

    Boing Boing Maggie Koerth-Baker 2011

  • For comparison, the same approach was applied to the sensation of warmth elicited by thermoreceptors.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Léon Plaghki et al. 2010

  • Also, humans might have thermoreceptors, like thylakoids inside plants enabling photosynthesis, that permit radio waves to trigger a cascade of chemical events.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • Also, humans might have thermoreceptors, like thylakoids inside plants enabling photosynthesis, that permit radio waves to trigger a cascade of chemical events.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • Also, humans might have thermoreceptors, like thylakoids inside plants enabling photosynthesis, that permit radio waves to trigger a cascade of chemical events.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • For comparison, the same approach was applied to the sensation of warmth elicited by thermoreceptors.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Coturnix none@example.com 2010

  • For comparison, the same approach was applied to the sensation of warmth elicited by thermoreceptors.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Coturnix none@example.com 2010

  • For comparison, the same approach was applied to the sensation of warmth elicited by thermoreceptors.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Coturnix none@example.com 2010

  • Individual thermoreceptors have ongoing activity at static constant temperatures of 30°C or more, following a bell-shaped curve with maximum discharges at 40-43°C

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Léon Plaghki et al. 2010

  • For comparison, the same approach was applied to the sensation of warmth elicited by thermoreceptors.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Léon Plaghki et al. 2010

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