Biochemical and Pharmacological Studies on Kynurenic Acid Metabolism in the Helix pomatia—Snail Model of Learning and Memory [PDF]
BiomoleculesKynurenic acid (KYNA), a metabolite of the L-kynurenine pathway of L-tryptophan degradation, is an endogenous blocker of glutamate ionotropic excitatory amino acid (EAA) receptors and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs).
Halina Baran, Carina Kronsteiner
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Occurrence of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in Edible Land Snails (Helix pomatia) from Poland: Tissue Distribution and Implications for Food Safety [PDF]
ToxicsTerrestrial snails are recognised as bioindicators of environmental contamination and may represent a source of dietary exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Monika Ziomek +6 more
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Shell and Radula Morphology of land snails in Urmia city, North-west of Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2021 Mollusca are the second-largest phylum of invertebrates after Arthropoda and may play a role as an intermediate host for parasites. To determine the morphological features of land snails (including Assyriella ceratomma, Jaminia isseliana, Helix lucorum ...
Laya Shamsi +4 more
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Experimental indications of gardeners’ anecdotes that snails interfere with invasive slugs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 The invasive Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) is an important pest species in agriculture and horticulture in Europe. In the last decades it has spread across the continent where it outcompetes native slug and snail species, thus posing a threat for ...
Daniel Dörler +8 more
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Snail meat: Significance and consumption [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2005 The consumption of snail meat goes back to prehistoric times. Different ancient nations had snails on their menu, but Helices culture as a productive activity was born as a Roman culture.
Dragićević Olgica, Baltić Milan Ž.
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Heliceculture as a new promising direction of agriculture in Ukraine
Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Гжицького. Серія: Сільськогосподарські науки, 2022 Heliculture (also sometimes called heliculture or simply snail farming) is the human activity of collecting, breeding, and growing edible species of land snails for food and cosmetic purposes.
I. S. Danilova
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Functional changes in the snail statocyst system elicited by microgravity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundThe mollusk statocyst is a mechanosensing organ detecting the animal's orientation with respect to gravity. This system has clear similarities to its vertebrate counterparts: a weight-lending mass, an epithelial layer containing small ...
Pavel M Balaban +10 more
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Histological Studies of Snails at Different Periods of Their Life Activity
Ukrainian Journal of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, 2022 Large species of terrestrial mollusks are used for human consumption and are bred for this purpose. They have become a part of national cuisine in many countries. Histology is used in many fields of humane and veterinary medicine.
I. S. Danilova +2 more
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Evaluation of the microbiological and chemical aspects of autochthonous wild snails in Sardinia
Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2022 This study was conducted to acquire knowledge on the epidemiology and ecology of some zoonotic agents in snails. Chemical and microbiological analysis was carried out on 46 samples of snails belonging to the species of Helix aspersa and Helix (Eobania ...
Valentina Coroneo +13 more
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The content of fatty acids in the meat of snails by the action of heat processing
Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки, 2019 Increasing food production and improving their quality is one of the main problems facing the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine in modern conditions.
I. S. Danilova
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