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Chordotonal organs are leg joint mechanoreceptors. They are composed by a various number of bipolar sensory cells grouped by pairs in scolopidia which are inserted on a moving strand. Their physiological properties are briefly summarized and a new in vitro CB chordotonal preparation is presented.
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Clarac, F. (1990). Proprioception from Chordotonal Organs in Crustacean Limbs. In: Wiese, K., Krenz, WD., Tautz, J., Reichert, H., Mulloney, B. (eds) Frontiers in Crustacean Neurobiology. Advances in Life Sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5689-8_30
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