Biology of sensory systems
By: C.U.M. Smith.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Wiley
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, England; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780470518625; 9780470518632
Subjects: Senses and sensation; Sense Organs; Evolution; Molecular Biology; Physiology, Comparative
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Elements; title: Membranes, action potentials, synapses; title: General features of sensory systems; title: Animal classification and phylogeny; title: Genes, genomics, and neurosensory systems; title: Mechanosensitivity of cell membranes; title: Kinaesthesia; title: Touch; title: Vertebrate equilibrium and hearing : the uses of hair cells; title: Cerebral analysis; title: Chemosensitiity in prokaryocytes; title: Mammalian chemo-enteroreceptors; title: Gustation; title: Olfaction; title: Invertebrate eyes; title: The human eye; title: The retina; title: Visual pathways and cortices; title: Other vertebrate visual systems; title: Thermosensitivity; title: Minority senses; title: Pain; title: Summing up; title: Philosophical postscript.