Mechanisms of cnidocyte development in the moon jellyfish Aurelia. [PDF]
Evol Dev, 2019 Stinging cells called cnidocytes are a defining trait of the cnidarians (sea anemones, corals, jellyfish, and their relatives). In hydrozoan cnidarians such as Hydra, cnidocytes develop from interstitial stem cells set aside in the ectoderm. It is less clear how cnidocytes develop outside the Hydrozoa, as other cnidarians appear to lack interstitial ...
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Grouped vesicles from the Middle East. [PDF]
J Dtsch Dermatol GesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 212-217, February 2025.
Baaske KM, Sunderkötter C, Montag A.
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Inhibition of Nematocyst Discharge from Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)—Prevention Measures against Jellyfish Stings [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Pelagia noctiluca stings are common in Mediterranean coastal areas and, although the venom is non-lethal, they are painful. Due to its high toxicity and abundance, P.
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Trial Assay for Safe First-Aid Protocol for the Stinging Sea Anemone Anemonia viridis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) and a Severe Toxic Reaction [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Anemonia viridis is an abundant and widely distributed temperate sea anemone that can form dense congregations of individuals. Despite the potential severity of its sting, few detailed cases have been reported. We report a case of a severe toxic reaction
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Cell type-specific expression profiling unravels the development and evolution of stinging cells in sea anemone [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2018 Background Cnidocytes are specialized cells that define the phylum Cnidaria. They possess an “explosive” organelle called cnidocyst that is important for prey capture and anti-predator defense.
Kartik Sunagar +5 more
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Effects of Proline and Glycine on the Cnidocyte Discharge of Hydra magnipapillata [PDF]
, 2015 The sense of taste enables animals to utilize environmental cues to detect favorable foods. Through specialized sensory receptors, Cnidarians employ stinging cells called cnidocytes to perform a variety of activities such as locomotion, capturing prey ...
Appleton, Janine R
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The Electrophysiology of Cnidocytes [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 1987 ABSTRACT Electrical properties of cnidocytes isolated from the hydroid Cladonema and the scyphomedusa Chrysaora were examined using current- and voltage-clamp recording techniques. The stenoteles of Cladonema produced action potentials when depolarized above 0mV.
Peter Anderson, M. Craig McKay
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Old Cell, New Trick? Cnidocytes as a Model for the Evolution of Novelty [PDF]
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2014 Understanding how new cell types arise is critical for understanding the evolution of organismal complexity. Questions of this nature, however, can be difficult to answer due to the challenge associated with defining the identity of a truly novel cell.
Leslie S. Babonis, Mark Q. Martindale
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Evidence for a Common Pattern of Peptidergic Innervation of Cnidocytes
The Biological Bulletin, 2004 Tentacles from representatives of all four classes of the phylum Cnidaria were examined using antibodies against the neuropeptides FMRFamide and RFamide to reveal the organization of neurons and nerve nets associated with cnidocytes. The tentacles of all species examined contained FMRFamide- or RFamide-immunoreactive neurons, in varying densities.
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NF-κB is required for cnidocyte development in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis
Developmental Biology, 2012 The sea anemone Nematostella vectensis (Nv) is a leading model organism for the phylum Cnidaria, which includes anemones, corals, jellyfishes and hydras. A defining trait across this phylum is the cnidocyte, an ectodermal cell type with a variety of functions including defense, prey capture and environmental sensing.
Francis S. Wolenski +3 more
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