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Fig. 5

From: Enteric neuroanatomy and smooth muscle activity in the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Fig. 5

Left: Snake proximal colon myenteric plexus ganglia are insensitive to TTX, but sensitive to lidocaine. Arrows correspond to EFS. A Control response to a single pulse electrical field stimulation (EFS) of an interganglionic fiber tract. EFS after B 15 min perfusion of 1 µM TTX, C 15 min perfusion of 1 mM lidocaine, D 1 h washout period following lidocaine perfusion. Right: Snake myenteric plexus stained with di-8-ANEPPS with electrode placement near the top of the fiber tract

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Frontiers in Zoology

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