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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

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Jalal Keshmirian and Thomas Nogrady; Rotifer neuropharmacology IV. Involvement of aminergic neurotransmitters in the abnormal sessile behavior of Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifers, Aschelminthes). Hydrobiologia 174:213-216, 1989

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Involvement of nine classical neurotransmitters in the abnormal sessile behavior of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis was investigated. Only norepinephrine (NE), dopamine (DA) and octopamine (OA) induced sessility. NE and DA behaved as a full, OA as a partial agonist: NE was more potent than DA. Catecholamines may be involved as neurotransmitters in the pedal gland secretory mechanism.