Sérotonine et scglycémie chez les crustacés (original) (raw)

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Injection of 0.2 cm3 of 5-HT 0.1% in_Carcinus maenas_ has a powerful hyperglycaemic effect and determines at the same time a dispersion of the melanin granules in chromatophores of eyestalkless crabs. In both instances, 5-HT mimics the effects of the injection of an extract from the eyestalks.

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1. Département de Zoologie, Facultés Universitaires N.- D. de la Paix, Namur, Belgique
   A. G. Bauchau & J. C. Mengeot

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1. A. G. Bauchau
2. J. C. Mengeot

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Bauchau, A.G., Mengeot, J.C. Sérotonine et scglycémie chez les crustacés.Experientia 22, 238–239 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01900932

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• Published: 01 April 1966
• Issue date: April 1966
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01900932