Distribution of serotonin and FMRF-amide in the nervous system of different zooidal types of cheilostome bryozoa

Author(s)
K. M. Serova, A. E. Vishnyakov, O. V. Zaitseva, A. N. Ostrovsky
Abstract

In the White Sea bryozoans Arctonula arctica, the structure of the nervous system and distribution of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and FMRF-amide were studied for the first time using immunohistochemical methods and confocal scanning microscopy. The neurotransmitters studied have been actively involved into the integrative processes, gut functioning, and regulation of motion activity. In avicularia, 5-HT and FMRF-amide receptors are capable of performing the same functions, except for participation in the gut functioning, because they have no digestive system.

Organisation(s)
Department of Palaeontology
External organisation(s)
Saint Petersburg State University, Russian Academy of Sciences
Journal
Doklady Biological Sciences
Volume
471
Pages
288-290
No. of pages
3
ISSN
0012-4966
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496616060107
Publication date
11-2016
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
106021 Marine biology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Immunology and Microbiology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/7ca4204c-3884-477a-9e43-d212435cec2d