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The role of transient larval FMRFa-ergic neurons of the freshwater snails, Helisoma trivolvis and Lymnaea stagnalis, in osmoregulation and neurodifferentiation was investigated. It was shown that: (i) FMRFa and an FMRFa antibody do not reach their targets when injected into the egg capsule; (ii) long-term incubations of the embryos in neomycin and hyperosmotic solutions of sea water, NaCl and sucrose during the definite developmental stages lead to a special malformation-hydropia; (iii) hydropia coincides with an extensive larval FMRFa-ergic nervous system; (iv) the increased level of FMRFa causes earlier serotonin synthesis by the neurons of the visceral loop ganglia.
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Chaban, A.K., Voronezhskaya, E.E. Involvement of Transient Larval Neurons in Osmoregulation and Neurogenesis in the Freshwater Snails, Lymnaea stagnalis and Helisoma trivolvis. BIOLOGIA FUTURA 59 (Suppl 2), 123–126 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1556/ABiol.59.2008.Suppl.20
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/ABiol.59.2008.Suppl.20