Chemoreception in gastropod molluscs: Electron microscopy of putative receptor cells
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurobiology
- Vol. 13 (1) , 79-84
- https://doi.org/10.1002/neu.480130109
Abstract
Scanning and transmission electron microscopy of the external surface of the gastropod mollusc Pleurobranchaea californica has revealed a new exteroreceptor, characterized by dense cilia (ca. 200/cell) that project from an intraepithelial soma and exhibit dilated, discoid-shaped tips. The exteroreceptor is found in high densities (up to 5000/mm2) in areas of the body determined by behavioral assay to be chemosensitive, but nowhere else, suggesting that it is a chemoreceptor.Keywords
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