Gastropod Urosalpinx: pH of Accessory Boring Organ while Boring

Gastropod Urosalpinx: pH of Accessory Boring Organ while Boring

Recent development of a microelectrode has enabled the first continuous recording of the pH of the secretion of the normally functioning accessory boring organ of the shell-boring predatory snail Urosalpnix. The recording was made in an imcomplete borehole in a glass-shell model. The minimum pH reco...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1967-11, Vol.158 (3803), p.920-922
Hauptverfasser: Carriker, Melbourne R., van Zandt, Dirk, Charlton, Garry
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Electrodes
Epithelium
Proboscis
Sea water
Secretion
Snails
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Zusammenfassung:Recent development of a microelectrode has enabled the first continuous recording of the pH of the secretion of the normally functioning accessory boring organ of the shell-boring predatory snail Urosalpnix. The recording was made in an imcomplete borehole in a glass-shell model. The minimum pH recorded was 3.8; hitherto the secretion had been considered neutral.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.158.3803.920