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In previous chapters, generalized schemes of the steps in sensory transduction have been presented. They typically consist of boxes labeled “Reception,” “Integration,” etc., to summarize the processes by which a stimulus alters the activity of the organism’s motor apparatus. In our laboratory, we have studied in detail the control of behavior by external stimuli in the unicellular flagellate Euglena gracilis, and I would like to demonstrate here that for this organism, we can replace the black box by a molecular description of transduction processes. In order not to make Euglena appear too well understood, I will also discuss some observations on the interaction of different sensory systems that we can at present only describe in behavioral rather than molecular terms.
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Diehn, B. (1985). Sensory Transduction In Euglena . In: Colombetti, G., Lenci, F., Song, PS. (eds) Sensory Perception and Transduction in Aneural Organisms. NATO ASI Series, vol 89. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2497-3_11
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