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News Physiol Sci 1: 98-100, 1986;
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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol 1, 98-100, Copyright © 1986 by International Union of Physiological Sciences

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Mechanical Transduction: Unification?

F Sachs

The transduction of mechanical stimuli into electrical responses is essential for audition, kinesthesis, proprioception, and autonomic sensation of pressure and volume. The primary event in transduction is the opening of an ion channel whose linkage to the cytoskeleton provides high sensitivity. When linked to adapting mechanical structures, this scheme can account for the presently known properties of various mechanical transducers.




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