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Peculiarities of innervation in chromatophore muscle cells ofLoligo vulgaris

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The contractile cortex in muscle cells of the large brown chromatophore organs inLoligo vulgaris features a small open slit in its proximal portion. The slit accommodates a nerve fiber, penetrating into the central core of the muscle cell. The functional properties of the fiber, in relation to the contraction of the muscle cell, are discussed.

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  1. W. Weber

    Present address: Zoologisches Institut (II. Lehrstuhl: Tierphysiologie), Universität Köln, Köln, Germany (FRG)

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    Communicated by O. Kinne, Hamburg

    Supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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    Weber, W. Peculiarities of innervation in chromatophore muscle cells ofLoligo vulgaris . Mar. Biol. 19, 224–226 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097142

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