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THE structure of the contact chemoreceptor sensilla on the labellum of certain muscid diptera has been studied by light1,2 and electron3,4 microscopy, but little attempt has hitherto been made to relate this structure to possible electrical phenomena within the receptor.
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REES, C. Transmission of Receptor Potential in Dipteran Chemoreceptors. Nature 215, 301–302 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215301a0
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