Transduction Mechanism in Olfaction and Gustation

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1969 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 222, pages 1,263-1,264 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: D M, Norris;

doi: 10.1038/2221263a0

pmid: 5789661

Transduction Mechanism in Olfaction and Gustation

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Abstract

THE natures of energy transformations between animals and their environments are poorly understood1 and in particular the mechanisms of olfaction and gustation remain unknown2. Here I report evidence which suggests a quinone-quinol (oxidation-reduction) transduction of stimulant energy from olfactory and gustatory chemicals into the nervous system of the beetle, Scolytus multistriatus.

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University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
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Keywords

Coleoptera, Energy Transfer, Olfactory Nerve, Taste, Animals, Feeding Behavior, Oxidation-Reduction, Naphthoquinones

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