In humans, injuries and diseases can result in irreversible tissue or organ loss. This well-
known fact has prompted several basic studies on organisms capable of adult regeneration …

Benthic marine invertebrates, such as corals, are often subjected to injury caused by several
sources. Here, the differences and characteristics in injured and health tissues in terms of …

Regeneration, a process consisting in regrowth of damaged structures and their functional
recovery, is widespread in several phyla of the animal kingdom from lower invertebrates to …

Simple Summary In the adult freshwater snail, Pomacea canaliculata, their cephalic sensory
tentacles can regenerate after experimental amputation. Immediately after the amputation …

Gastropod hematopoiesis occurs at specialized tissues in some species, but the evidence
also suggests that hemocyte generation is maybe widespread in the connective tissues or …

Hemocytes, the cell of the hemolymph, play a key role in the immune response of pulmonate
molluscs to various pathogens including trematode infection. The number of hemocytes is …

Pomacea canaliculata is a freshwater gastropod considered an invasive pest by several
European, North American and Asiatic countries. This snail presents a considerable …

Regeneration is a process that restores structure and function of tissues damaged by injury
or disease. In mammals complete regeneration is often unsuccessful, while most of the low …

Given the anatomical simplicity and the extraordinary ability to regenerate missing parts of
the body, Cnidaria represent an excellent model for the study of the mechanisms regulating …

The advent of marine stations in the last quarter of the 19th Century has given biologists the
possibility of observing and experimenting upon myriad marine organisms. Among them …