Possible Transmitter Functions of Acetylcholine and an RFamide-Like Substance in Sagitta (Chaetognatha)

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Vol. 230; no. 1258; p. 1
• Main Authors: Q. Bone, C. J. P. Grimmelikhuijzen, A. Pulsford, K. P. Ryan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 23.02.1987

The locomotor muscle fibres of the chaetognath Sagitta are probably multiply innervated and, although linked by numerous gap junctions, do not appear to be coupled electrically. Acetylcholine evokes contraction of the locomotor muscle; iontophoretic application of acetylcholine evokes membrane depol...