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chemoreceptor|ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə(r)|
[f. as chemoceptor]
1. Physiol. A sensory organ responsive to chemical stimuli.
1906C. S. Sherrington Integr. Action Nerv. Syst. ix. 322 The chemo-receptors on the outer surface of the head..excite reflexes which move the body round, bringing the mouth to the morsel. 1927J. H. Parsons Theory of Perception i. 7 Chemo-receptors include three classes, those of smell, the common chemical receptor, and those of taste. 1965R. & D. Morris Men & Snakes vi. 125 With its highly developed chemo-receptors and successful hunting methods, the snake has no need of mysterious powers.
2. Immunol. = chemoceptor.
1907P. Ehrlich in Jrnl. R. Inst. Public Health XV. 453 These atom groupings I will distinguish from the toxin-receptors by the name of ‘chemo-receptors’. 1927Chem. Abstr. XXI. 2315 The complex chemoreceptor contains apparently independent specifically sensitive toxin-fixing groups for antimony compds.
Hence chemoreˈception, the action of chemoreceptors; the production of a response to chemical stimuli.
1919Jrnl. Exper. Zool. XXIX. 255 Even on the sole of the foot of Chiton physiological evidence of sensory separateness for photo-, tacto-, and chemo- reception is available. 1969New Scientist 17 Apr. 134/3 The females produce a true sex pheromone, which the males detect by contact chemoreception. |