Secondary sensory cells in the gravity receptor system of the statocyst of Octopus vulgaris
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cell and tissue research
- Vol. 182 (1) , 93-98
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00222057
Abstract
Summary The presence of secondary sensory cells in the Octopus gravity receptor system has been demonstrated. In serial thin sections of the receptor cells (hair cells) no axons were found leaving the cells. Instead, synapses were observed with synaptic vesicles lying inside the receptor cells. Both data clearly indicate that the receptor hair cells represent secondary sensory cells. In addition, efferent contacts to the receptor cells could be confirmed.Keywords
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