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In hibernating snailsHelix lucorum, the effect of 5-HT on neurons of an identified group is mainly hyperpolarization associated with a conductance increase, while, in active snails, the effect is depolarization and a decrese of the membrane conductance.
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Sakharov, D.A., Korobtsov, G.N. Neural serotonin receptors in active and hibernating helicid snails (Helix lucorum). Experientia 32, 588–589 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990177
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