Studies on the control of growth in Agriolimax reticulatus (mollusca, pulmonata)

Studies on the control of growth in Agriolimax reticulatus (mollusca, pulmonata)

The effects of destroying the neurosecretory medial cells on growth in Agriolimax reticulatus is reported. Body growth stops when these cells are destroyed, but levels of glucose and glycogen in the nonreproductive tissues increase. The differentiation of the reproductive organs is delayed but not b...

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Veröffentlicht in:General and comparative endocrinology 1977, Vol.31 (1), p.154-156
Hauptverfasser: Widjenes, J., Runham, N.W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Glucose - metabolism
Glycogen - metabolism
Gonads - growth & development
Mollusca - growth & development
Mollusca - metabolism
Neurosecretory Systems - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:The effects of destroying the neurosecretory medial cells on growth in Agriolimax reticulatus is reported. Body growth stops when these cells are destroyed, but levels of glucose and glycogen in the nonreproductive tissues increase. The differentiation of the reproductive organs is delayed but not blocked. It is suggested that the neurosecretory medial cells may produce a growth hormone with a specific somatotrophic effect.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/0016-6480(77)90202-7