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J Neurophysiol 51: 126-135, 1984;
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Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 51, Issue 1 126-135, Copyright © 1984 by APS

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Neuronal mediation of cardiovascular effects of food arousal in aplysia

U. T. Koch, J. Koester and K. R. Weiss

Previous studies have demonstrated that heart rate and blood pressure increase in Aplysia during an arousal state elicited by food stimuli. In addition, during biting, blood flow is routed alternately to the head (during protraction of the buccal mass) and to the digestive system (during retraction). In this study, cutting the pleuroabdominal connectives eliminated 75% of the heart rate response during food arousal, and cutting the pleuroabdominal connectives eliminated 20-50% of the pressor response. Recording in the abdominal ganglion from the RBHE heart excitor and the three LBVC vasoconstrictor motor neurons in a reduced preparation showed that activity in these neurons was increased 50 and 100%, respectively, during food arousal. Activity of the LBVC cells was maximal during the protraction phase of biting. The LBVC vasoconstrictor motor neurons, when fired at the rates recorded during food arousal, can occlude the abdominal aorta completely. We conclude that the RBHE and LBVC neurons mediate, in part, the heart rate and pressor responses recorded during food arousal and that cyclic activity in LBVC contributes significantly to the cyclic alternation of blood flow between the head and the gut during rhythmic biting behavior.


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