Neuropeptide Localization in Lymnaea stagnalis: From the Central Nervous System to Subcellular Compartments.

ABSTRACT: Due to the relatively small number of neurons (few tens of thousands), the well-established multipurpose model organism Lymnaea stagnalis, great pond snail, has been extensively used to study the functioning of the nervous system. Unlike the more complex brains of higher organisms, L. stagnalis has a relatively simple central nervous system (CNS) with well-defined circuits (e.g., feeding, locomotion, learning, and memory) and identified individual neurons (e.g., cerebral giant cell, CGC), which generate behavioral patterns. Accumulating information from electrophysiological experiments maps the network of neuronal connections and the neuronal circuits responsible for basic life functions. Chemical signaling between synaptic-coupled neurons is underpinned by neurotransmitters

SUBMITTER: Wood EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172996 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature