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  • Title: Small cardioactive peptide B increases the responsiveness of the neural system underlying prey capture reactions in the pteropod mollusc, Clione limacina.
    Author: Norekian TP, Satterlie RA.
    Journal: J Exp Zool; 1994 Oct 01; 270(2):136-47. PubMed ID: 7999153.
    Abstract:
    Effects of small cardioactive peptide B (SCPB) on cerebral neurons which underlie prey capture in the carnivorous pteropod mollusc, Clione limacina, were investigated. SCPB in concentrations of 10 microM and higher produced direct activation of cerebral ganglion neurons underlying extrusion of buccal cones used in prey capture. SCPB in lower concentrations, between 1 and 5 microM, did not have a noticeable effect on the membrane potentials of these neurons; however, it significantly increased their responsiveness to sensory inputs from the tactile stimulation of the head, and their ability to generate afterdischarge activity. SCPB immunoreactivity was observed in cell bodies in buccal, cerebral, pedal, and intestinal ganglia, as well as in the anterior esophagus and in buccal cones where fibers stained intensely. These electrophysiological and immunohistochemical data suggest that SCPB may have a physiological role in feeding arousal in Clione.
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