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Receptors have several key properties: 1) Specificity - Each receptor type responds to a specific stimulus like temperature or pressure. 2) Receptor potentials - When stimulated, receptors generate localized changes in membrane potential called receptor potentials that can trigger action potentials. 3) Adaptation - Receptors adapt to constant stimuli over time via structural changes or sodium channel inactivation. Phasic receptors adapt rapidly while tonic receptors adapt slowly. This allows receptor

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