Neurosecretion in the basommatophoran snail Bulinus truncatus (Gastropoda, Pulmonata).

Cell and tissue research ·Vol. 176 ·No. 1 ·1977-01-05 ·Pages 57-67

Boer HH, Roubos EW, van Dalen H, Groesbeek JR

Abstract

The neurosecretory system of the freshwater snail Bulinus truncatus was investigated. With the Alcian blue-Alcian yellow (AB/AY) staining method at least 10 different types of neurosecretory cells (NSC) were distinguished in the ganglia of the central nervous system. The differences in staining properties of the NSC - with AB/AY the cells take on different shades of green and yellow - are borne out at the ultrastructural level: the NSC types contain different types of neurosecretory elementary granules. The neurosecretory system of B. truncatus is compared to that of Lymnaea stagnalis, the species which has received the most attention among the pulmonates. It appears from the comparison that the systems of both species show many similarities, although some differences are also apparent.

MeSH Terms

Alcian Blue Animals Bulinus/ultrastructure Coloring Agents Histocytochemistry Lymnaea/ultrastructure Microscopy, Electron Neurosecretory Systems/analysis,ultrastructure

Chemicals

Coloring Agents Alcian Blue

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Boer H H

Roubos E W

van Dalen H

Groesbeek J R

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Article Info

Journal

Cell and tissue research

Abbr.

Cell Tissue Res

ISSN

0302-766X

DOI

10.1007/BF00220344

Published

1977-01-05

Pages

57-67

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

0417625

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