Induction of settlement and metamorphosis in the tropical oyster, crassostea belcher/ (sowerby), by neuroactive compounds.

Larvae of the tropical oyster Crassostrea belcheri set and metamorphosed when exposed to epinephrine (EPI), norepinephrine (NE), L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) and gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA). The optimum concentration of these neuroactive compounds was 10-5 M when larval set increased fr...

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Main Author: Shau , Hwai Tan
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 1995
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/33930/1/INTRODUCTION_OF_SETTLEMENT_AND_METAMORPHOSIS_IN_THE_TROPICAL_OYSTER....__%28KHK%29.pdf
http://eprints.usm.my/33930/
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