Tritonia Sea Slug

Known as: Slugs, Tritonia Sea, Sea Slugs, Tritonia, Tritonia Sea Slugs 
A genus of large marine sea slugs in the family Tritoniidae found in the northern Pacific Ocean. They are used in neurological research.
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2003
2003
Spike timing-dependent serotonergic neuromodulation of synaptic strength intrinsic to a central pattern generator circuit.
Neuromodulation is often thought to have a static, gain-setting function in neural circuits. Here we report a counter example… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Highly dissimilar behaviors mediated by a multifunctional network in the marine mollusk Tritonia diomedea.
Several motor networks have now been found to be multifunctional, in which one group of neurons participates in the generation of… (More)
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1999
1999
Central pattern generator for escape swimming in the notaspid sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica.
Escape swimming in the notaspid opisthobranch Pleurobranchaea is an episode of alternating dorsal and ventral body flexions that… (More)
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Development of serotonin-like immunoreactivity in the embryos and larvae of nudibranch mollusks with emphasis on the structure and possible function of the apical sensory organ.
This investigation provides a light and electron microscopic examination of the development of serotonin-like immunoreactivity… (More)
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1997
1997
Modulation of ciliary beat frequency by neuropeptides from identified molluscan neurons.
Prior work in the nudibranch Tritonia diomedea indicated that certain identifiable pedal ganglion neurons (Pd5 and 6) innervating… (More)
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1996
1996
Single neuron control over a complex motor program.
While there are many instances of single neurons that can drive rhythmic stimulus-elicited motor programs, such neurons have… (More)
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1995
1995
Neuronal elements that mediate escape swimming and suppress feeding behavior in the predatory sea slug Pleurobranchaea.
1. The white, bilaterally paired A1 interneurons of the cerebropleural ganglion of Pleurobranchaea californica fire rhythmic… (More)
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Dynamic neuromodulation of synaptic strength intrinsic to a central pattern generator circuit
MOTOR circuits are often thought to be physically separate from their neuromodulatory systems1,2. We report here a counter… (More)
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Associative neural network model for the generation of temporal patterns. Theory and application to central pattern generators.
Cyclic patterns of motor neuron activity are involved in the production of many rhythmic movements, such as walking, swimming… (More)
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1985
Highly Cited
1985
Mechanisms of pattern generation underlying swimming in Tritonia. IV. Gating of central pattern generator.
Swimming behavior in the marine mollusc Tritonia diomedea is episodic, consisting of a series of alternating dorsal and ventral… (More)
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