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[Morphologic characteristics and responses of the neurons of the right parietal ganglion in Lymnaea stagnalis to stimulation of the sensory structures]. 1988

N E Shuvalova, and O V Zaĭtseva

Intracellular recordings have been made of the responses of 22 neurons of the central part of the dorsal surface of the right parietal ganglion of the snail Lymnaea stagnalis to adequate stimulation of chemo-, photo- and mechanoreceptor cells of the mantle and head skin including tentacles and lips. It was shown that the main bulk of the neurons investigated has broad receptive fields in the body wall and mantle, being able to respond to all types of the applied stimuli. Alongside, single neurons were revealed which receive single-mode input, either a mechanosensory or chemosensory one. Morphological studies indicate that the neurons are unipolar and have usually one, sometimes several projections. They differ in the pattern of branching as well as in the projections to peripheral nerves. However, almost all of them have vast dendritic regions in the central nervous system including central sensory nucleus of the right parietal ganglion.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008195	Lymnaea	A genus of dextrally coiled freshwater snails that includes some species of importance as intermediate hosts of parasitic flukes.	Lymnea,Lymnaeas,Lymneas
D008839	Microelectrodes	Electrodes with an extremely small tip, used in a voltage clamp or other apparatus to stimulate or record bioelectric potentials of single cells intracellularly or extracellularly. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Electrodes, Miniaturized,Electrode, Miniaturized,Microelectrode,Miniaturized Electrode,Miniaturized Electrodes
D009474	Neurons	The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.	Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D010812	Physical Stimulation	Act of eliciting a response from a person or organism through physical contact.	Stimulation, Physical,Physical Stimulations,Stimulations, Physical
D011984	Sensory Receptor Cells	Specialized afferent neurons capable of transducing sensory stimuli into NERVE IMPULSES to be transmitted to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Sometimes sensory receptors for external stimuli are called exteroceptors; for internal stimuli are called interoceptors and proprioceptors.	Nerve Endings, Sensory,Neurons, Sensory,Neuroreceptors,Receptors, Neural,Neural Receptors,Receptors, Sensory,Sensory Neurons,Sensory Receptors,Nerve Ending, Sensory,Neural Receptor,Neuron, Sensory,Neuroreceptor,Receptor Cell, Sensory,Receptor Cells, Sensory,Receptor, Neural,Receptor, Sensory,Sensory Nerve Ending,Sensory Nerve Endings,Sensory Neuron,Sensory Receptor,Sensory Receptor Cell
D004594	Electrophysiology	The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.
D005724	Ganglia	Clusters of multipolar neurons surrounded by a capsule of loosely organized CONNECTIVE TISSUE located outside the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012677	Sensation	The process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.	Sensory Function,Organoleptic,Function, Sensory,Functions, Sensory,Sensations,Sensory Functions