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I Mechanosensitive Ion Channels.- 1 Mechanosensitive Ion Channels in Bacteria.- 2 Mechanosensitive Ion Channels in Yeast. Mechanisms of Activation and Adaptation.- 3 Mechanosensory Transduction in Ciliates (Protozoa).- 4 Towards Molecular Mechanism of Activation in Mechanosensitive Ion Channels.- II Mechanoreceptor Organs.- 5 Gravity Sensing by Higher Plants.- 6 Mechanoreceptors in Respiratory Systems.- 7 Cardiovascular Mechanoreceptors.- 8 Comparative Physiology of Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors.- 9 Invertebrate Auditory Receptors.- 10 Mechanoelectrical Transduction in Vertebrate Hair Cells.- 11 Muscle Mechanoreceptors in Invertebrates.- 12 Muscle Mechanoreceptors in Nonmammalian Vertebrates.- 13 Muscle Receptors in Mammals.