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Control of luminescence from lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) photophores

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Claes, Julien [UCL] Mallefet, Jérôme [UCL]

The velvet belly lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) is a common deep-sea shark that has been used, in the recent years, as a model for experimental studies on physiological control of shark luminescence. These studies demonstrated that, unlike any other luminous organism, the luminescence of this shark was under a dual control of hormones and neurotransmitters (or neuromodulators). This paper, by making a short review of histological and pharmacological results from these studies, aims to propose a first model of luminescence control in E. spinax.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2011
Language Anglais
Journal information "Communicative & Integrative Biology" - Vol. 4, no. 3, p. 251-253 (2011)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Landes Bioscience ((United States) Austin)
issn 1942-0889
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SST/ELI/ELIB - Biodiversity
MESH Subject ELIB ; Prolactin
Keywords BRC ; Melatonin ; Α-MSH ; GABA ; Nitric oxide ; Shark ; Bioluminescence ; Photocyte ; Photophore ; Etmopterus spinax ; 3191
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Bibliographic reference Claes, Julien ; Mallefet, Jérôme. Control of luminescence from lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) photophores. In: Communicative & Integrative Biology, Vol. 4, no. 3, p. 251-253 (2011)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/82942