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Effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine antibodies on pigment migration in the erythrophores of the fiddler crab,Uca pugilator: Further evidence for 5-hydroxytryptamine as a neurotransmitter that stimulates release of red pigment-dispersing hormone

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5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) antibodies inhibit red pigment dispersion in the fiddler crab,Uca pugilator. This observation supports the hypothesis that 5-HT stimulates release of red pigment-dispersing hormone.

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  1. Department of Biology, Tulane University, 70118, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    M. M. Hanumante, T. A. Butler & M. Fingerman

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The 5-HT antibody preparation was a generous gift from Dr S. Spector, Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey.

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Hanumante, M.M., Butler, T.A. & Fingerman, M. Effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine antibodies on pigment migration in the erythrophores of the fiddler crab,Uca pugilator: Further evidence for 5-hydroxytryptamine as a neurotransmitter that stimulates release of red pigment-dispersing hormone. Experientia 40, 740–741 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949753

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