Fuente: Nature - Issue - nature.com science feeds
Expuesto el: domingo, 14 de marzo de 2010 1:00
Autor: Elena O. Gracheva
Asunto: Molecular basis of infrared detection by snakes
| Molecular basis of infrared detection by snakes Nature 464, 1006 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature08943 Authors: Elena O. Gracheva, Nicholas T. Ingolia, Yvonne M. Kelly, Julio F. Cordero-Morales, Gunther Hollopeter, Alexander T. Chesler, Elda E. Sánchez, John C. Perez, Jonathan S. Weissman & David Julius Snakes possess a unique sensory system for detecting infrared radiation, enabling them to generate a ‘thermal image’ of predators or prey. Infrared signals are initially received by the pit organ, a highly specialized facial structure that is innervated by nerve fibres of the somatosensory system. |
