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Distribution of serotonin-containing neurons in the central nervous system of the snail Helix pomatia

Comparison of immunocytochemical and 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine labelling

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The distribution of serotonin (5HT)-containing neurons in the central nervous system of the snail Helix pomatia has been determined in whole-mount preparations by use of immunocytochemical and in vivo 5,6-dihydroxy-tryptamine labelling. 5HT-immunoreactive neuronal somata occur in all but the buccal and pleural ganglia. Immunoreactive fibres are present throughout the central nervous system. The 5HT-immunoreactive neuronal somata characteristically appear in groups, located mainly in the cerebral, pedal, visceral and right parietal ganglia. The majority of 5HT-immunoreactive neurons is located in the pedal ganglia. Additionally a dense network of 5HT-immunoreactive varicose fibres is found in the neural sheath of the central nervous system including all the nerves and ganglia. The number and distribution of 5HT-immunoreactive neurons correlates with that demonstrated by 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine labelling method.

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    László Hernádi, Károly Elekes & Katalin S.-Rózsa

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Hernádi, L., Elekes, K. & S.-Rózsa, K. Distribution of serotonin-containing neurons in the central nervous system of the snail Helix pomatia . Cell Tissue Res. 257, 313–323 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261835

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