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Sensilla

Known as: Antennal Sensillums, Sensillas, Antennal, Antennal Sensilla 
Collective name for a group of external MECHANORECEPTORS and CHEMORECEPTORS manifesting as sensory structures in ARTHROPODS. They include cuticular… 
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Blood supply aspectsChemoreceptor CellsMechanoreceptorsMicrobiological

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Neural coding merges sex and habitat chemosensory signals in an insect herbivore
Understanding the processing of odour mixtures is a focus in olfaction research. Through a neuroethological approach, we… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Die Feinstruktur der Sinneshaare auf den Cerci von Gryllus bimaculatus Deg. (Saltatoria, Gryllidae)
Summary1.Most part the sensory hairs on the cercus of Gryllus are short bristles, of thick and thin types.2.Generally 2 or 3… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effects of single P-element insertions on olfactory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.
Single P-element (P[lArB]) insertional mutagenesis of an isogenic strain was used to identify autosomal loci affecting odor… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Insect olfactory neurons in vitro: morphological and physiological characterization of cells from the developing antennal lobes of Manduca sexta
To facilitate studies of the development and membrane biophysics of cells in the central olfactory pathway of the moth Manduca… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Selective silencing of cell communication influences anteroposterior pattern formation in C. elegans
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Primary sensory projections from the labella to the brain of Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera : Drosophilidae)
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Distribution and specific central projections of mechanoreceptors in the thorax and proximal leg joints of locusts
SummaryTactile hairs on the locust thorax can be divided into two classes by their external morphology and their central… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Electrophysiological responses of the terminal sensilla on the maxillary palps of Locusta migratoria (L.) to some electrolytes and non-electrolytes.
1. Three morphologically and functionally different types of sensilla on the maxillary palp tips of Locusta migratoria are… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Pattern formation and determination in the antenna of the homoeotic mutant Antennapedia of Drosophila melanogaster.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Fine structure of the noctuid moth ear. I. The transducer area and connections to the tympanic membrane in Feltia subgothica haworth
The sensillum of the ear of Feltia subgothica contains two ciliated receptor cells, the A cells. The cilium of each is enclosed… 
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