What type of ion channel is involved in transduction of stimuli in a pacinian corpuscle?
A) leak
B) ligand-gated
C) mechanically-gated
D) voltage-gated

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Pacinian corpuscles are mechanoreceptors that respond to mechanical stimuli such as pressure and vibrations. Therefore, the ion channels involved in their transduction of stimuli are mechanically-gated ion channels.

What Type of Ion Channel Is Involved in Transduction of Stimuli