Putative Nociceptive Responses in a Decapod Crustacean: The Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas)
Eleftherios Kasiouras,
Peter C. Hubbard,
Albin Gräns
et al.
Abstract:Nociceptors are receptors that detect injurious stimuli and are necessary to convey such information from the periphery to the central nervous system. While nociception has been extensively studied in various taxa, there is relatively little electrophysiological evidence for the existence of nociceptors in decapod crustaceans. This study investigated putative nociceptive responses in the shore crabs, specifically their response to mechanical and noxious chemical stimuli. Extracellular multi-unit electrophysiol… Show more
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