Biology A-Level
transduction
What transduction means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The conversion of stimulus energy into a generator potential and then into nerve impulses.
Receptors convert the energy of a stimulus into the electrical energy of a nerve impulse.
Topics that use transduction
- Receptors (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Neuronal communication (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- generator potential
- All-or-nothing law and impulse frequency
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- colour vision
- deformation
- depolarisation
- Excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic effects
- receptor specificity
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