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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.
National Institutes of Health

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2000
2000
Paradoxical Actions of the Serotonin Precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan on the Activity of Identified Serotonergic Neurons in a Simple Motor Circuit
Neurotransmitter synthesis is regulated by a variety of factors, yet the effect of altering transmitter content on the operation… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Intrinsic neuromodulation in the Tritonia swim CPG: serotonin mediates both neuromodulation and neurotransmission by the dorsal swim interneurons.
1. Neuromodulation has previously been shown to be intrinsic to the central pattern generator (CPG) circuit that generates the… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
An identifiable molluscan neuron responds to changes in earth-strength magnetic fields.
Diverse animals can orient using geomagnetic cues, but little is known about the neurophysiological mechanisms that underlie… 
1988
1988
Multiple transmitter neurons in Tritonia. III. Modulation of central pattern generator controlling feeding.
Feeding behavior in the gastropod mollusc Tritonia diomedea is controlled by a central pattern generator (CPG) in the buccal… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Monoclonal antibodies to the molluscan small cardioactive peptide SCPB: Immunolabeling of neurons in diverse invertebrates
We reported a development of murine monoclonal antibodies to a molluscan small cardioactive peptide (SCPB) and their application… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The Integration of the Patterned Output of Buccal Motoneurones During Feeding in Tritonia Hombergi
Three phases of activity may be recognized in the buccal mass of Tritonia hombergi during the feeding cycle. These have been… 
1978
1978
Central neuronal control of cilia in Tritonia diamedia
CONSIDERABLE evidence indicates that the beating of cilia of a wide variety of animals is under neural control1, but no… 
1978
1978
Propagation of action potentials through electrotonic junctions in the salivary glands of the pulmonate mollusc, Helisoma trivolvis.
The secretory cells of the salivary glands of the snail, Helisoma trivolvis, exhibit regenerative, overshooting action potentials… 
1975
1975
The escape of Tritonia: dynamics of a neuromuscular control mechanism.
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