Title: Changes in Haemolymph Ecdysteroid Levels and Cns Contents of Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide-Immunoreactivity During the Moult Cycle of the Isopod Oniscus Asellus
Abstract:By use of newly developed enzyme immunoassays for ecdysteroids (ECD) and crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) it was found (1) that in the isopod Oniscus asellus a peak occurs of hemolymph (HL)-ECD ...By use of newly developed enzyme immunoassays for ecdysteroids (ECD) and crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) it was found (1) that in the isopod Oniscus asellus a peak occurs of hemolymph (HL)-ECD contents in prcmoult stages followed by a second but smaller peak 1 h after posterior ecdysis, and (2) that concomitantly with a drop in the first ECD-peak, CCAP-contcnts of the ventral nerve cord rise tenfold basal level around posterior ecdysis. This suggests that CCAP plays a role in isopod moulting processes.Read More
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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