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      Ultrastructural analysis of the dorsal body gland of the terrestrial snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948) Translated title: Análise ultraestrutural da glândula corpo dorsal do caracol terrestre Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948)

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          The ultrastructure of the reproductive gland, dorsal body (DB), of Megalobulimus abbreviatus was analysed. Electron microscope immunohistochemistry was used to detect FMRFamide-like peptides in the nerve endings within this gland. Nerve backfilling was used in an attempt to identify the neurons involved in this innervation. In M. abbreviatus, the DB has a uniform appearance throughout their supraesophageal and subesophageal portions. Dorsal body cells have several features in common with steroid-secreting gland cells, such as the presence of many lipid droplets, numerous mitochondria with tubular cristae and a developed smooth endoplasmic reticulum cisternae. Throughout the DB in M. abbreviatus numerous axonal endings were seen to be in contact with the DB cells exhibiting a synaptic-like structure. The axon terminals contained numerous electron-dense and scanty electron-lucid vesicles. In addition, the DB nerve endings exhibited FMRFamide immunoreactive vesicles. Injection of neural tracer into the DB yielded retrograde labelling of neurons in the metacerebrum lobe of the cerebral ganglia and in the parietal ganglia of the subesophageal ganglia complex. The possibility that some of these retrograde-labelled neurons might be FMRFamide-like neurons that may represent a neural control to the DB in M. abbreviatus is discussed.

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          Foi analisada a ultraestrutura da glândula reprodutiva corpo dorsal (CD) de Megalobulimus abbreviatus. Imunoistoquímica para microscopia eletrônica foi utilizada para detectar peptídeos relacionados ao tetrapeptídeo FMRFamida nas terminações axonais existentes nessa glândula. Foi utilizada marcação neuronal retrógada com o intuito de localizar os neurônios envolvidos nesta inervação. O CD de M. abbreviatus possui um aspecto uniforme em toda sua extensão, tanto na porção supraesofágica como subesofágica. As células do CD possuem várias características de glândulas esteroidogênicas, tais como a presença de inúmeras gotículas lipídicas, numerosas mitocôndrias com cristas tubulares e cisternas bem desenvolvidas de retículo endoplasmático liso. Por toda a extensão do CD de M. abbreviatus foram encontradas numerosas terminações axonais fazendo contatos estruturalmente semelhantes a sinapses com as células do CD. As terminações axonais continham grande número de vesículas eletrodensas e esparsas vesículas eletrolúcidas. As terminações axonais no CD apresentavam vesículas com conteúdo imunorreativo à FMRFamida. A injeção de traçador neural no CD resultou em marcação retrógrada de neurônios no metacérebro dos gânglios cerebrais e nos gânglios parietais do complexo ganglionar subesofágico de M. abbreviatus. É discutida a possibilidade de que estes neurônios identificados por marcação retrógrada possam representar a via de controle neural do CD de M. abbreviatus, cujo mediador químico seria um neuropeptídeo relacionado à FMRFamida.

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              The neurite distribution of three large neurosecretory cells, namely one canopy cell and two lateral-lobe cells from each lateral lobe of the cerebral ganglia in Helisoma duryi were studied by thick and thin plastic serial sections. These cells from only the right lateral lobe innervate the dorsal body. Neurites from the canopy cell innervate the cell-bodies whereas those from the lateral-lobe cells innervate the cell-processes of the dorsal body. Neurosecretory granules from these neurites are released at their sites of innervation. The neurites of the optic nerve form synapses with lateral-lobe cell(1), and synapse-like contacts with lateral-lobe cell(2) while a neurite of each canopy cell is found within its collateral optic nerve. Based on the anatomy of the lateral-lobe nerve cells and the optic nerve, it is argued that the stimulatory effect of long days on the dorsal body and on egg production is mediated through the lateral-lobe cells and the canopy cell.

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                Journal
                bjb
                Brazilian Journal of Biology
                Braz. J. Biol.
                Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (São Carlos, SP, Brazil )
                1519-6984
                1678-4375
                May 2010
                : 70
                : 2
                : 341-350
                Affiliations
                [01] Porto Alegre RS orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul orgdiv1Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde orgdiv2Laboratório de Neurobiologia Comparada Brazil
                [02] Porto Alegre RS orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul orgdiv1Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde orgdiv2Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas Brazil
                [03] Porto Alegre RS orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul orgdiv1Centro de Microscopia Eletrônica Brazil
                [04] Porto Alegre RS orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul orgdiv1Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde orgdiv2Departamento de Fisiologia Brazil
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                S1519-69842010000200016 S1519-6984(10)07000216
                102ea813-8490-4c40-b8af-d006255be47e

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                History
                : 31 July 2008
                : 07 October 2008
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                Biology

                General life sciences
                endocrine gland,mollusc,FMRFamide,cerebral ganglia,reproductive control,molusco,glândula endócrina,FMRFamida,gânglio cerebral,controle reprodutivo

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