Electrotonic synapses in the visceral ganglion of Planorbis.
In the visceral ganglion of Planorbis the postsynaptic neurones of the characterized dopamine neurone are connected by non-rectifying electrotonic junctions. The coupling, which is reduced by stimulation of the dopamine neurone and by applied dopamine, may be important in the generation of burst activity. Specialized areas of close apposition of membranes in the neuropile are considered to be the morphological correlate of electrotonic coupling.
D000818:Animals; D004064:Digestive System / Q000294:innervation; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005724:Ganglia / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012908:Snails / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology