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Two types of nerve cells, namely, neurosensory and neurosecretory cells have been identified and described in the gastrodermis of Hydra pseudoligactis. The morphological criteria used for the identification of gastrodermal nerves are based on those presented previously for epidermal nerves. The third type of nerve cell in the epidermis, ganglionic cells, was not observed in these studies. The distribution, function and origin of gastrodermal nerve cells are discussed briefly.
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Davis, L.E. Ultrastructural evidence for the presence of nerve cells in the gastrodermis of Hydra . Z.Zellforsch 123, 1–17 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337670
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