## Abstract Pulmonate snails (Helix aspersa) were raised from embryos to adulthood in total darkness. Unique ultrastructural features found in their photosensory cells were: 1. Break up of large aggregations of 800 A photic vesicles into smaller clusters by thick layers of membranes. 2. Increase in
Effects of caffeine on snail (Helix aspersa) neurons
β Scribed by R. Collins
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-2977
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