title: A light and electron microscope study of intra-epithelial putative mechanoreceptors in squid suckers.
abstract: Putative mechanoreceptor neurons in the cuticularized epithelium of the suckers of the squid Lolliguncula brevis, were investigated using light and electron microscope techniques. These neurons were found to have a multipolar shape, thick unbranched axon, glial cell ensheathment, and accessory nerve fiber innervation. The need for electrophysiological and/or behavioral studies on these putative mechanoreceptors is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D049832:Decapodiformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003712:Dendrites / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011132:Polyribosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013569:Synapses / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013570:Synaptic Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure