EFFECTS OF LEECH RETZIUS CELLS ON BODY WALL MUSCLES

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作者
MASON, A
SUNDERLAND, AJ
LEAKE, LD
机构
[1] Department of Biological Sciences, Portsmouth Polytechnic, Portsmouth, Hants.
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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-PHARMACOLOGY TOXICOLOGY & ENDOCRINOLOGY | 1979年 / 63卷 / 02期
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10.1016/0306-4492(79)90086-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. An examination was made of the effect of serotonergic Retzius (R) cell stimulation on longitudinal strips of leech body wall. 2. Stimulating the R-cell produced a prolonged decrease in basal tension. 3. R-cell stimulation increased the rate of relaxation following contractions elicited by direct electrical stimulation of the body wall. 4. Both effects of R-cell stimulation were mimicked by 5-hydroxytryptamine (10-6-10-5 M) applied to the body wall. © 1979.
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