Some Studies on the Bioluminescence of the Euphausiids, Meganyctiphanes Norvegica and Thysanoessa Raschii
A series of experiments (1963) illustrates the stimulatory effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine on the bioluminescence of Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars). A further series (1966) shows the effect of 5-HT and of the cinnamanilide anti-serotonin, Squibb 10,643, on the bioluminescence of Thysanoessa raschii and...
| Published in: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1967
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400035189 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400035189 |
| Summary: | A series of experiments (1963) illustrates the stimulatory effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine on the bioluminescence of Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars). A further series (1966) shows the effect of 5-HT and of the cinnamanilide anti-serotonin, Squibb 10,643, on the bioluminescence of Thysanoessa raschii and of small Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars), with and without stimulation by a bright light flash. The suggestion that 5-HT, or something chemically similar, may prove to be a part of the natural control system of the bioluminescence in these euphausiids is endorsed. |
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