Sensory interneurons: some observations concerning the physiology and related structural significance of two cells in the crayfish brain |
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Authors: | L A Wilkens J L Larimer |
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Affiliation: | Department of Zoology, The University of Texas at Austin. Austin. Texas 78712. |
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Abstract: | Two large interneurons in the crayfish brain which are sensitive to vibrational stimuli were injected with the fluorescent dye Procion Yellow. The dendritic branching profiles reflect the directional sensitivity of their respective mechanoreceptive fields on the cephalic appendages and integument. One interneuron branches exclusively on the contralateral side of the brain and receives monosynaptic input from the contralateral antenna; the second interneuron branches primarily on the ipsilateral side and is more sensitive to input from ipsilateral receptors although its receptive field is bilateral. The data suggest that these cells are primary and secondary sensory interneurons, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Present address: Department of Biology Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania 19010. |
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