ISSN:
1432-1793
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Several concentrations of extracts prepared from the eyestalks of a specimen of Uca pugilator were injected into other U. pugilator individuals. The distal pigment of the eyes first became light adapted and then dark adapted, the whole process lasting 6 h. The mean integrated response for light adaptation increased progressively up to the highest tested extract (3 eyestalk equivalents/dose), but with the darkadapting response the maximal effect was produced by the extract containing 2 eyestalk equivalents/dose. Gel filtration of eyestalk extracts in Sephadex G-50 showed that the fractions associated with greatest light adaptation were also associated with greatest pigment dispersion in the melanophores. Almost no light or dark adaptation of the retinal pigment resulted from injections of eyestalk extracts treated with α-chymotrypsin which supports the interpretation that these substances are polypeptides of neurosecretory origin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00351382
