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Electron microscopy of the subradular organ of the chiton Lepidochitona cinereus (L) reveals at least three cell types, microvillous, ciliated and mucus-secreting, situated in a single epithelium. The base of the epithelium is abundantly innervated and supplied with muscle cells. The fine structure is consistent with a chemosensory function for the subradular organ.
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I would like to thank Mr. A. Morison for technical assistance with the electron microscopy, and Dr. W. J. Cruickshank for reading the manuscript.
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Boyle, P.R. Fine structure of the subradular Organ of Lepidochitona cinereus (L), (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). Cell Tissue Res. 162, 411–417 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220187
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