Some Studies on the Bioluminescence of the Euphausiids, Meganyctiphanes Norvegica and Thysanoessa Raschii
- 1 June 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 47 (3) , 555-563
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400035189
Abstract
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.Keywords
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