Monoamine- and peptide-containing elements in the body wall and nervous trunks of nemerteans

Localization and morphological peculiarities of cateholamine-containing (CA-C), serotonin-(5HTIR), neurotensin-(NT-IR) and FMRFamide-immunoreactive (FMRFa-Ir) cells and processes in the body wall and lateral nervous trunks of nemerteans were investigated. The following nemertean species from three o...

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Published in:Russian journal of marine biology 2007-08, Vol.33 (4), p.245-253
Main Authors: Zaitseva, O. V., Markosova, T. G., Smirnov, R. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphiporus lactifloreus
Cephalothrix linearis
Cerebratulus
Hoplonemertini
Lineus ruber
Lineus viridis
Palaeonemertini
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Summary:Localization and morphological peculiarities of cateholamine-containing (CA-C), serotonin-(5HTIR), neurotensin-(NT-IR) and FMRFamide-immunoreactive (FMRFa-Ir) cells and processes in the body wall and lateral nervous trunks of nemerteans were investigated. The following nemertean species from three orders occurring in the White Sea were studied by fluorescent histochemistry and by immunohistochemistry: Lineus viridis, Lineus ruber and Cerebratulus sp. (Heteronemertini), Cephalothrix linearis (Palaeonemertini), and Amphiporus lactifloreus (Hoplonemertini). The similarity and characteristics of morphological types of monoamine-and peptide-containing elements, their distribution and possible participation in regulation of some functions in different nemertean species and in other invertebrates are discussed. We suggest that 5HT-IR and CA-C bi-and multipolar intra-and subepidermal open-type cells prevailing in the body wall perform a receptive function, while the FMRFa-Ir and NT-IR neurons of the nerve trunks and body wall are responsible for efferent innervation of musculature and connections within the nervous system.
ISSN:1063-0740
1608-3377
DOI:10.1134/S1063074007040074