Role of bag cells in egg deposition ofAplysia brasiliana
Role of bag cells in egg deposition ofAplysia brasiliana
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袋细胞在巴西海兔卵沉积中的作用
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发表时间:
1982
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通讯作者:
H. Pinsker
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作者:
J. Cobbs;H. Pinsker
SummaryEgg deposition behaviors are analyzed from time-lapse recordings during which “spontaneous” discharges of the neuroendocrine bag cells are recorded with chronically implanted cuff electrodes. In the laboratory,Aplysia brasiliana normally deposit long egg cordons on the substrate in a characteristic “figure 8” pattern similar to the configuration of egg masses observed in the natural environment. The overt behaviors associated with egg deposition are rhythmic head movements consisting of three components that overlap with characteristic relative latencies: up-and-down “undulations”, side-to-side “weaves” and in-and-out “tamps”. The characteristics of the three behaviors and their time courses relative to the appearance of eggs on the substrate suggest that undulations prepare the substrate, weaves distribute the egg cordon and tamps attach the cordon to the substrate. The same rhythmic head movements are also elicited by injections of homogenized abdominal ganglia (HAG) containing bag cell clusters, with comparable “relative” latencies and maximum frequencies but for shorter total durations. The overt behaviors begin earlier for normal than for triggered egg laying, often before the “spontaneous” release of bag cell hormones. This suggests that the head oscillations in intact animals are not normally initiated by bag cell activity. The mean latency to the appearance of the egg cordon on the substrate is the same (about 34 min) following either HAG injections or spontaneous bag cell discharges, confirming previous suggestions that the bag cell discharge triggers ovulation. Furthermore, the head movements appear to terminate at the same time following release or injection of hormone. The accompanying paper demonstrates that the full expression of the behavioral effects of bag cell injections depend upon normal movement of eggs in the reproductive tract.
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发表时间:
1982
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Progress in clinical and biological research
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Blankenship,JE;Rock,MK;Schlesinger,DH
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Schlesinger,DH