transduction
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the conversion of a stimulus sensed by a receptor cell into an electrical impulse, which is then transmitted by the nervous system – it is the absorption of energy from a stimulus and the conversion of that energy into electrical energy
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Vinony's link graph records 89 inbound references to transduction, and connects out to taste, olfactory system and light.
It is catalogued under the topic Physiology.
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