Disease relevance of Pleurobranchaea

• Cyclic AMP-gated sodium current in neurons of the pedal ganglion of Pleurobranchaea californica is activated by serotonin [1].

High impact information on Pleurobranchaea

• The buccal musculature of the carnivorous gastropod Pleurobranchaea is used in three cyclic patterns of coordination underlying, respectively, ingestion, egestion, and a third, unknown behavior(s) (Croll, R. P., and W. J. Davis (1981) J. Comp. Physiol. 145: 277-287; Croll, R. P., and W. J. Davis (1982) J. Comp. Physiol. 147: 143-154) [2].
• Using neurons of the marine opisthobranch snail Pleurobranchaea californica, we applied theory and conventional voltage clamp techniques to use INa,cAMP to report basal levels of endogenous cAMP and adenylyl cyclase, and their stimulation by serotonin [3].
• Circulating 5-HT sulfate is at least 10-fold higher during the light portion of a 12 : 12-h light/dark cycle than during the dark portion (p < 0.0007), but there is no obvious trend for free systemic tryptophan (Trp) (p > 0.3) in Pleurobranchaea [4].
• Ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid levels are measured using functionally characterized and identified neurons of Aplysia californica, Pleurobranchaea californica, and Lymnaea stagnalis -three well-recognized models in cellular and system neuroscience [5].
• We adapted the capillary electrophoresis technique to quantify NO2- and NO3- levels in single identified buccal neurons and ganglia in the opisthobranch mollusc Pleurobranchaea californica, a model system for the study of the chemistry of neuron function [6].

Biological context of Pleurobranchaea

• One hour before training, in two replicate studies on the sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica, all animals (N = 114) received body-cavity injections of scopolamine, oxotremorine, or the equivalent volume of the saline/seawater vehicle that was used to inject the drugs [7].

Anatomical context of Pleurobranchaea

• Here, we demonstrate native 5-HT sulfate, but much lower levels of 5-HT, in hemolymph of the marine mollusk Pleurobranchaea californica [4].

Associations of Pleurobranchaea with chemical compounds

• Calcium dependence of voltage sensitivity in adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate-stimulated sodium current in Pleurobranchaea [8].
• Enzymatic conversion of L-arginine/L-citrulline in Pleurobranchaea and Aplysia CNS was 4.0 and 9.8%, respectively, of that of rat cerebellum, L-Citrulline formation in gill and muscle of Pleurobranchaea was not significant [9].
• Nitric oxide potentiates cAMP-gated cation current in feeding neurons of Pleurobranchaea californica independent of cAMP and cGMP signaling pathways [10].
• The distribution of putative nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-containing cells in the opisthobranch mollusc Pleurobranchaea californica was studied histochemically via NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) reduction of Nitro Blue Tetrazolium (NTB) [11].
• Comparative study of histamine immunoreactivity in nervous systems of Aplysia and Pleurobranchaea [12].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Pleurobranchaea

• Scanning electron microscopy of various regions of the body of the marine gastropod Pleurobranchaea californica (McFarland) has revealed a characteristic cell type that bears cilia with dilated discoid-shaped tips [13].

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