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Science 25 December 1964:
Vol. 146. no. 3652, pp. 1692 - 1693
DOI: 10.1126/science.146.3652.1692
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Nervous Control of Ciliary Activity

Edward Aiello 1 and Giancarlo Guideri 1

1 Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, New York 10029

Electrical stimulation of the visceral ganglion of the mussel Mytilus edulis caused cilia on the lateral epithelium of the gill to beat faster. This effect was blocked by cocaine, physostigmine, hyoscyamine, and acetylcholine but not by tubocurarine. These agents did not block the cilioexcitatory effect of serotonin.


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