Role of the cardiac nerve in the effect of a novel innocuous stimulus on the heart rate of Megalobulimus mogianensis.
Braz J Med Biol Res
; 39(6): 833-7, 2006 Jun.
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The effects of a brief jet of water delivered to the anterior portion of body-head on the heart rate of Megalobulimus mogianensis were determined in a group of intact snails (N = 8), previously prepared for electrocardiogram recording. The heart rate was significantly increased following stimulation. Nevertheless, with repetition of the stimulus there was a significant decrease in the magnitude of the heart rate variation and in the time for the basal heart rate to recover (first stimulus, 7.4 +/- 1.2 bpm and 15.5 +/- 1.8 min; second stimulus, 4.8 +/- 1.0 bpm and 10.6 +/- 1.5 min; third stimulus, 5.0 +/- 0.3 bpm and 11.1 +/- 1.8 min), indicating that this behavioral response undergoes early habituation. To determine the role of the cardiac nerve in mediating the heart rate alterations induced by the jet of water two other groups were tested: denervated animals (N = 8) and sham-operated control animals (N = 8). Although the innocuous stimulus caused the heart rate to increase significantly in both experimental groups, the mean increase in heart rate in denervated animals (3.2 +/- 0.4 bpm) was 41% of the value obtained in sham-operated animals (7.8 +/- 1.5 bpm), indicating that the cardiac nerve is responsible for 59% of the cardioacceleration induced by the innocuous stimulus. The increase in heart rate observed in denervated animals may be due to an increase in venous return promoted by the intense muscular activity associated with the retraction-protraction of the anterior part of the body induced by the jet of water.
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Frequência Cardíaca
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Animals
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Braz J Med Biol Res
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2006
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Brasil