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THE natures of energy transformations between animals and their environments are poorly understood1 and in particular the mechanisms of olfaction and gustation remain unknown2. Here I report evidence which suggests a quinone-quinol (oxidation-reduction) transduction of stimulant energy from olfactory and gustatory chemicals into the nervous system of the beetle, Scolytus multistriatus.
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NORRIS, D. Transduction Mechanism in Olfaction and Gustation. Nature 222, 1263–1264 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2221263a0
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