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Some Studies on the Bioluminescence of the Euphausiids, Meganyctiphanes Norvegica and Thysanoessa Raschii

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Jean D. Doyle  and
R. H. Kay
Jean D. Doyle
Affiliation:
Marine Station, Millport andThe University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford
R. H. Kay
Affiliation:
Marine Station, Millport andThe University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford
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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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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , October 1967 , pp. 555 - 563
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1967

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