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The impulses produced by sensory nerve-endings. Part 2. The response of a single end-organ.

ADRIAN, Edgar Douglas (1889 – 1977) Wikipedia

ZOTTERMAN, Yngve (1898 – 1982) Wikipedia

Publication Details

J. Physiol. (Lond.), 61, 151-71. 1926 CE.

The observations of Adrian and Zotterman on the response of single sensory end-organs to a natural stimulus led them to formulate their conception of “adaptation” of receptors to stimuli.

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Neurology & Psychiatry

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NEUROSCIENCE › NERVOUS SYSTEM › Peripheral Nerves / Nerve Impulses

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