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Voss M, Schmidt H. Electrophysiological responses to thermal stimuli in peripheral nerves of the African giant snail, Archachatina marginata S. J Therm Biol. 2001;26(1):21-27doi: 10.1016/s0306-4565(00)00021-8.
Voss, M., & Schmidt, H. (2001). Electrophysiological responses to thermal stimuli in peripheral nerves of the African giant snail, Archachatina marginata S. Journal of thermal biology, 26(1), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4565(00)00021-8
Voss, and Schmidt. "Electrophysiological responses to thermal stimuli in peripheral nerves of the African giant snail, Archachatina marginata S." Journal of thermal biology vol. 26,1 (2001): 21-27. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4565(00)00021-8
Voss M, Schmidt H. Electrophysiological responses to thermal stimuli in peripheral nerves of the African giant snail, Archachatina marginata S. J Therm Biol. 2001 Feb 01;26(1):21-27. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4565(00)00021-8. PMID: 11070341.
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J Therm Biol. 2001 Feb 01;26(1):21-27. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4565(00)00021-8.

Electrophysiological responses to thermal stimuli in peripheral nerves of the African giant snail, Archachatina marginata S.

Journal of thermal biology

Voss, Schmidt

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Zoology, University of Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, D 24098 Kiel, Germany

PMID: 11070341 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4565(00)00021-8

Abstract

In Archachatina marginata S. the activity of 264 single units of the lip nerves and the tentacle nerve was recorded during thermal stimulation of the lip region. 17.8% of all fibres responded with an increase in neuronal activity to temperature changes in the range from 12 to 36 degrees C. The amount of fibres responding to peripheral warm or cold stimuli varied between the investigated nerves. In the tentacle nerve (N. olfactorius) 30.5% of the neurons responded either to peripheral warming or cooling. In the three lip nerves N. labialis internus, N. labialis externus, and N. labialis medianus 20, 17, and 9.5%, respectively, proved to be thermoresponsive. Additional behavioural tests revealed that the thermopreferendum of Archachatina marginata S. is in the broad range between 13 and 32 degrees C.

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