FIGURE 16.2. Type I sensory neurons.

FIGURE 16.2

Type I sensory neurons. These bipolar sensory neurons function as part of a sensillum consisting of four cells. Type I sensory neurons are used in a variety of sensory processes including olfaction, gustation, light touch detection, and in hearing of adult flies. Shown here are five chordotonal neurons used in the larva as stretch receptors and in the adult for hearing. These cells were detected by a green fluorescent protein reporter.

From: Chapter 16, Genetics Can Be Painless: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Nociception in Drosophila

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TRP Ion Channel Function in Sensory Transduction and Cellular Signaling Cascades.
Liedtke WB, Heller S, editors.
Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2007.
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