Intracellular Immunohistochemical Detection of Tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata (Gastropoda) and Stylochoplana sp. (Turbellaria) [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2015 Tetrodotoxin (TTX), is a potent neurotoxin targeting sodium channels that has been identified in multiple marine and terrestrial organisms. It was recently detected in the Opisthobranch Pleurobranchaea maculata and a Platyhelminthes Stylochoplana sp ...
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A peripheral subepithelial network for chemotactile processing in the predatory sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMany soft-bodied animals have extensive peripheral nervous systems (PNS) with significant sensory roles. One such, the sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica, uses PNS computations in its chemotactile oral veil (OV) in prey tracking, averaging olfactory ...
Tigran Norekian +4 more
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A common modular design of nervous systems originating in soft-bodied invertebrates [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Nervous systems of vertebrates and invertebrates show a common modular theme in the flow of information for cost-benefit decisions. Sensory inputs are incentivized by integrating stimulus qualities with motivation and memory to affect appetitive state, a
Ekaterina D. Gribkova +7 more
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The Consistency of Gastropod Identified Neurons Distinguishes Intra-Individual Plasticity From Inter-Individual Variability in Neural Circuits [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 Gastropod mollusks are known for their large, individually identifiable neurons, which are amenable to long-term intracellular recordings that can be repeated from animal to animal. The constancy of individual neurons can help distinguish state-dependent
Arianna N. Tamvacakis +3 more
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Investigating Diet as the Source of Tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2013 The origin of tetrodotoxin (TTX) is highly debated; researchers have postulated either an endogenous or exogenous source with the host accumulating TTX symbiotically or via food chain transmission.
Serena Khor +6 more
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Comparative Analysis of Neuropeptides in Homologous Interneurons and Prohormone Annotation in Nudipleuran Sea Slugs [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Despite substantial research on neuronal circuits in nudipleuran gastropods, few peptides have been implicated in nudipleuran behavior. In this study, we expanded the understanding of peptides in this clade, using three species with well-studied nervous ...
Colin A. Lee +7 more
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Coordination of Locomotion by Serotonergic Neurons in the Predatory Gastropod Pleurobranchaea californica. [PDF]
J Neurosci, 2023 Similar design characterizes neuronal networks for goal-directed motor control across the complex, segmented vertebrates, insects, and polychaete annelids with jointed appendages. Evidence is lacking for whether this design evolved independently in those lineages, in parallel with segmentation and appendages, or could have been present in a soft-bodied
Lee CA, Brown JW, Gillette R.
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of <i>Pleurobranchaea novaezealandiae</i> and <i>Pleurobranchaea</i> sp. [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2016 The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of Pleurobranchaea novaezealandiae and Pleurobranchaea sp. are first described and analyzed in this study. It is 14,531 bp and 14,709 bp in length, respectively. The base composition of the genome with A + T bias are 66.41% and 68.36%.
Chen L, Yang T, Shen H.
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A role for dopamine in the peripheral sensory processing of a gastropod mollusc. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Histological evidence points to the presence of dopamine (DA) in the cephalic sensory organs of multiple gastropod molluscs, suggesting a possible sensory role for the neurotransmitter.
Jeffrey W Brown +13 more
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Correction: A peripheral subepithelial network for chemotactile processing in the predatory sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica. [PDF]
PLoS ONE[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296872.].
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