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1906 C. S. Sherrington Integrative Action Nerv. Syst. ix. 322 The chemo-receptors on the outer surface of the head..excite reflexes which move the body round, bringing the mouth to the morsel.

1927 J. H. Parsons Theory of Perception i. 7 Chemo-receptors include three classes, those of smell, the common chemical receptor, and those of taste.

1965 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Snakes vi. 125 With its highly developed chemo-receptors and successful hunting methods, the snake has no need of mysterious powers.

1998 L. Margulis & K. V. Schwartz Five Kingdoms (ed. 3) iii. 292/2 Incoming water passes a chemoreceptor called the osphradium..before it reaches gills.

1907 P. Ehrlich in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Public Health 15 453 These atom groupings I will distinguish from the toxin-receptors by the name of ‘chemo-receptors’.

1927 Chem. Abstr. 21 2315 The complex chemoreceptor contains apparently independent specifically sensitive toxin-fixing groups for antimony compds.

1962 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 155 458 The chemo-receptor mechanism by which a specific substance..manages to stimulate the muscle fibre.

2007 Biosensors & Bioelectronics 22 3237/1 The ability to harness GPCRs [= G-protein coupled receptors]..opens the way for a new generation of devices based on these naturally selective and highly sensitive chemoreceptors.