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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
1. In the intact pond snail Planorbis corneus, a rapid tilt in any plane evoked a defense reaction consisting of a fast movement of the shell towards the head, shortening of the foot, inhibition of locomotion and of rhythmical feeding movements. This reaction was similar to the first phase of the general defense reaction of Planorbis to cutaneous stimulation. 2. A method has been developed for inclination of the isolated CNS in space (up to 90 degrees) and simultaneous intracellular recordings from different neurons. 3. The statocyst receptor cells (SRCs) responded both phasically and tonically to the tilt. The SRCs differ in their spatial zones of sensitivity. 4. Essential manifestations of the defense reaction to the input from statocysts could be observed in the in vitro preparation of the CNS isolated with statocysts. Both tilting of the CNS and electrical stimulation of individual SRCs elicited an excitatory response in numerous neurons from different ganglia, including motor neurons (MNs) of the columellar muscle. This response was of "all-or-none" nature, and could be evoked by electrical stimulation of any SRC. The response was followed by a long (10-20 s) period of refractoriness. 5. Activation of SRCs resulted also in excitation of the giant dopaminergic cell in the left pedal ganglion (related to the control of respiration), in inhibition of the feeding rhythm generator, and in inhibition of the pedal neurons responsible for activation of the ciliary locomotor system. 6. Combined stimulation of two inputs able to evoke a defense reaction, i.e., those from the statocyst and from cutaneous nerve, revealed a strong interdependence of their central effects.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-3077
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
898-903
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Afferent Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Arousal, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Central Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Efferent Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Feeding Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Ganglia, Invertebrate, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Gravitation, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Interneurons, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Locomotion, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Orientation, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Otolithic Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Respiratory Physiological Phenomena, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Sensory Receptor Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:8201430-Snails
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Defense reaction in the pond snail Planorbis corneus. III. Response to input from statocysts.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Problems of Information Transmission, Academy of Sciences of Russia, Moscow.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't