Deforming the corpuscle creates a generator potential in the sensory neuron arising within it.
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This is a graded response : the greater the deformation, the greater the generator potential.
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The calcium dependent opening of TRPM5 produces a depolarizing generator potential which leads to an action potential.
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This is a graded response, meaning that the greater the deformation, the greater the generator potential.
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Upon reaching receptors on the postsynaptic spiral ganglion neurons, the neurotransmitters induce a postsynaptic potential or generator potential in the neuronal projections.
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If the generator potential reaches threshold, a volley of action potentials ( nerve impulses ) are triggered at the first node of Ranvier of the sensory neuron.