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J Exp Biol (2002) 205 (13): 1907–1916.
Published: 1 July 2002
...William M. Kier; Nancy A. Curtin SUMMARY The contractile properties of the transverse muscle of the tentacles and the transverse muscle of the arms of the squid Loligo pealei were investigated using small muscle fibre bundle preparations. In addition,transmission electron microscopy was used...
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J Exp Biol (1997) 200 (1): 41–53.
Published: 1 January 1997
...William M. Kier; Johan L. Van Leeuwen ABSTRACT High-speed ciné recordings of prey capture by the squid Loligo pealei were used to analyze the kinematics of the rapid tentacular strike. The proximal portion of the tentacle, the stalk, elongates during the strike. The non-extensible distal portion...
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J Exp Biol (1990) 148 (1): 201–219.
Published: 1 January 1990
...G. S. Bewick; D. A. Price; G. A. Cottrell ABSTRACT The C3 neurone of Helix aspersa is known to induce contraction of the ipsilateral tentacle retractor muscle. It is immunoreactive for peptides of the FMRFamide series and immunoreactive FMRFamide nerve fibres occur in the muscle. Here we found...