Characterization of the Arion vulgaris pedal gland system.

ABSTRACT: The most common European gastropod species, Arion vulgaris, is one of the most troublesome pests for private garden owners and commercial agriculturists. The sticky and hard to remove secretion produced by these animals allows them to overcome most artificial and natural barriers. However, this highly adherent biopolymer has recently shown great potential for novel wound-healing applications in medicine. Nevertheless, our knowledge of the underlying gland system is still limited and few studies on the ventral gland system are available. We studied the lateral and ventral pedal glands in Arion vulgaris to determine their secretory content histochemically and through lectin assays. Using these histological and histochemical methods we differentiate five gland types with different mucus compo

SUBMITTER: Greistorfer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496283 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature