Mechanosensory Transduction in 'Sensory' and 'Motile' Cilia.

摘要

It has long been recognized that there are striking anatomical similarities between those cilia classically thought of as serving 'sensory' and those serving 'motile' functions. It has also been suggested that sensory cilia evolved from motile cilia, and in lower forms there are cases in which motile cilia are utilized in mechanoreceptive organs. (Author)