Evolution of receptor cells : cytological, membranous and molecular levels
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Evolution of receptor cells : cytological, membranous and molecular levels
（Molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics, 34）
Springer-Verlag, 1982
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Ėvoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii︠a︡ ret︠s︡eptorov
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Translation of: Ėvoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii︠a︡ ret︠s︡eptorov
Bibliography: p. [112]-138
Includes index
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stimulating introduction to a school of thinking and a body of research that is not widely known or easily accessible to us. His attempt to provide a unify- ing theory of sensory receptor mechanisms based on evolutionary principles is unique and imaginative. Among the joys of a career in science is the opportunity to rub shoulders with people of outstanding intellectual power and, with luck, to have the privilege of their friendship. In May of 1979 I visited the U.S.S.R. as a guest lecturer in chemical senses. During the 8 days that I spent in the beautiful city of Leningrad I had the great good fortune to become acquainted with Yakov Abramovich Vinnikov, and we quickly became good friends. A dinner party at his apartment is among the warmest of my memories, and nothing could please me more than to have the opportunity to introduce him in per- son to my colleagues in Western Europe, the Americas, Japan, and Australia. That, I am sorry to say, is a most unlikely eventuality. For the time being, introducing his fertile mind through this book is the best I can do.
Table of Contents
1. Origin of Receptor Cells.- Receptor Cells of Metazoans and the Flagellate Cell.- 2. Visual Cells.- Origin of Visual Cells.- Development, Organization, and Function of the Photoreceptor Cells, the Receptor Membrane and the Visual Pigment Molecules of Vertebrates.- Development, Organization, and Function of the Photoreceptor Cells, the Receptor Membrane and the Visual Pigment Molecules of Invertebrates (Insects).- 3. Chemoreceptor Cells (Olfactory and Taste Cells).- Development, Organization, and Function of the Olfactory Cells of Vertebrates.- Development, Organization, and Function of the Olfactory Cells of Invertebrates (Insects).- Development, Organization, and Function of the Taste Cells of Vertebrates.- Development, Organization, and Function of the Taste Cells of Insects.- Development, Organization, and Function of the Taste Cells and Olfactory Cells of Molluscs.- Organization of the Chemoreceptor Membranes and the Chemoreceptive Protein Molecules.- 4. Mechanoreceptor Cells.- Flagellate Cells and the Origin of Mechanoreception.- Lateral Line Organs.- Receptor Cells of the Gravity Organ of Vertebrates.- Receptor Cells of the Organ of Hearing of Vertebrates.- Receptor Cells of the Gravity Organ of Invertebrates.- Receptor Cells of the Organ of Hearing of Insects.- Conclusion.- References.
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