Retzius Cells: Neuroeffectors Controlling Mucus Release by the Leech
- 16 February 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 179 (4074), 693-696
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.179.4074.693
Abstract
Mucus release from the skin of leeches is under the control of the pair of large Retzius cells in each segmental ganglion. The rate of mucus release increases with the impulse activity of Retzius cells and with the concentration of their putative neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, to which the skin is exposed.Keywords
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