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Generator Potentials in Invertebrate Photoreceptors

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Physiology of Photoreceptor Organs

Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology ((1536,volume 7 / 2))

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The purpose of the present chapter is to describe the responses evoked by light in photoreceptor cells of invertebrates, and to discuss various views on the mechanisms leading to the photic responses. Since the structure and organization of invertebrate photoreceptors are described in detail elsewhere in this volume, a few general remarks on this topic will be sufficient in this chapter.

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Fuortes, M.G.F., O’Bryan, P.M. (1972). Generator Potentials in Invertebrate Photoreceptors. In: Fuortes, M.G.F. (eds) Physiology of Photoreceptor Organs. Handbook of Sensory Physiology, vol 7 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65340-7_7

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