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Neural serotonin receptors in active and hibernating helicid snails (Helix lucorum).

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In hibernating snailsHelix lucorum, the effect of 5-HT on neurons of an identified group is mainly hyperpolarization associated with a conductance increase, while, in active snails, theEffect is depolarization and a decrese of the membrane conductance.
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In hibernating snails Helix lucorum, the effect of 5-HT on neurons of an identified group is mainly hyperpolarization associated with a conzation conductance increase, while, inactive snails, the effect is de polarization decrease of the membrane conductance.

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Aging of neurons in the mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis. Structure, function and sensitivity to transmitters.

TL;DR: The structural and functional changes of the three identified neurons of the small parietal ganglion were investigated during experiments on the mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis, in two age groups: adult (10-12 months) and old (22-24 months).
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Pharmacological properties of 5-HT-receptors of the Helix pomatia L. (gastropoda) heart muscle cells

TL;DR: On the basis of interactions of antagonists and 5-HT at receptor sites no specific antagonists were found, but nicotine and morphine blocked mainly the D-response, while atropine and d TC blocked mainly H-response.
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Identification of serotonin receptors on someHelix pomatia neurons

TL;DR: Four types of responses to iontophoretic application of serotonin were found in neurons of the ventral aspect of the visceral ganglion of Helix pomatia, evidently connected with a particular type of serotonin receptor.
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Seasonal differences in the action of morphine and naloxone on the response ofHelix neurons to dopamine

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Modification of glial response in hibernation: a patch-clamp study on glial cells acutely isolated from hibernating land snail.

TL;DR: It is revealed that glial response is reduced in the hibernating state and seasonal modulation of glial activity is suggested, which could be important for preservation of brain rhythmic activity and survival of the animal.
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Ionic mechanisms and receptor properties underlying the responses of molluscan neurones to 5‐hydroxytryptamine

TL;DR: Molluscan neurones have been found to show six different types of response to the iontophoretic application of 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT); the pharmacological properties of the receptors and the ionic mechanisms associated with these responses have been analysed.
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Synaptic connexions of two symmetrically placed giant serotonin-containing neurones.

TL;DR: It is found that giant serotonin cell in Helix pomatia makes synaptic connexions with three non‐amine‐containing neurones: the anterior, middle and posterior buccal cells.
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Voltage clamp analysis of the sodium and calcium inward currents in snail neurones

TL;DR: It is suggested that sodium is the main ion carrying the inward current and that calcium acts mainly by altering the membrane permeability.
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Seasonal and activity-dependent changes of the serotonin level in the C.N.S. and heart of the snail (Helix pomatia L.).

TL;DR: The variations of the 5 HT level in snails can be considered partly as the consequence of the change of the activity, but on the other hand the serotonin level can play a role in the determination of theactivity of the animal.
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The oxygen sensitivity of the electrogenic sodium pump in snail neurones

TL;DR: It is suggested that the electrogenic sodium pump is a major component in the response of the membrane potential to pO2.
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