Recent findings regarding early lophotrochozoan development have altered the
conventional model of neurogenesis and revealed that peripheral sensory elements play a …

Background The structure and development of the nervous system in Lophotrochozoa has
long been recognized as one of the most important subjects for phylogenetic and …

Background Nervous system development is an interplay of many processes: the formation
of individual neurons, which depends on whole-body and local patterning processes, and …

Snails and slugs crawl through the grass and between the flowers of backyard gardens in
temperate regions around the globe, but are also commonly encountered when snorkelling …

Background Segmented body organizations are widely represented in the animal kingdom.
Whether the last common bilaterian ancestor was already segmented is intensely debated …

Regenerating segments in polychaetes offer a vivid example of epimorphic recovery of the
lost organs and tissues. It is also a promising object for studying positional information and …

Despite the increasing data concerning the structure of the adult nervous system in various
Lophotrochozoa groups, the early events during the neurogenesis of rare and unique …

Background Cephalopods are a highly derived class of molluscs that adapted their body
plan to a more active and predatory lifestyle. One intriguing adaptation is the modification of …

Neuronal development of the majority of trochozoan animals with biphasic pelago-bentic life
cycle starts from transient peripheral neurons, which do not belong to the central nervous …

Ciliary and nerve structures were described in juvenile female Dinophilus gyrociliatus (O.
Schmidt, 1848) after immunochemical staining with tubulin, serotonin, and FMRFamide …