Preparation

Nervous system of an earthworm Allolobophora caliginosa (Annelida, Oligochaeta), stained supravitally with methylene blue

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Collection 14

Collection
Number

ZIN-NGA-NSE-1-1

Species: Allolobophora caliginosa (Savigny, 1826)    Annelida

Preparation Type: whole mount

Prepared: G.A. Nevmyvaka

Description: Musculature innervation of an eartworm in its middle part.

Method: supravital methylene blue staining

Method Description: The staining method is described in detail in:
Nevmyvaka G.A. The nervous system of earthworms // Moscow, Leningrad. Nauka. 1966. 133 pp. (In Russian)

Institution: Zoological Institute RAS

 

 

 

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Innervation of body wall musculature of an earthworm Allolobophora caliginosa (Annelida, Oligochaeta)

Preparation

ZIN-NGA-NSE-1-1

Description: Branching (including terminal) of a motoneuron process on muscular fibers and neuromuscular contacts are seen.

Organs: neuron(s)

Methods: Neurohistology - supravital methylene blue staining

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