单词 | electroantennogram |
释义 | electroantennogramn. Biology. A record of electrical activity in an insect's antenna, esp. as a means of investigating behavioural responses to pheromones and other substances. ΚΠ 1957 D. Schneider in Experientia 13 90/1 If an odour-containing air current hits the isolated antenna, slow electrical potential-differences between the tip and the base of the antenna are recorded. The exact form of this electroantennogram (EAG) was demonstrated by D-C amplification. 1983 Trends Neurosci. 6 455/2 Methods used to investigate such applied questions (for example, electroantennograms or behavioral tests) are generally inappropriate for analysis of and insight into the mechanisms involved in olfactory transduction. 1997 T. A. Christensen in R. T. Cardé & A. K. Minks Insect Pheromone Res. xviii. 185 (caption) The electroantennogram (EAG) is recorded simultaneously to monitor responses of antennal sensory neurons. 2006 Jrnl. Med. Entomol. 43 207 In the current study, olfactory and behavioral responses of host-seeking female Culex quinquefasciatus to various chemical components of human skin emanations (carboxylic acids, alcohols, and aldehydes) were evaluated separately at three doses..for electroantennogram. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1957 |
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