On the roles of serotonin and dopamine in the settlement of the cyprids of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite (= Amphibalanus amphitrite)

L. Gallus; S. Ferrando; C. Gambardella; E. Chelossi; M. Faimali; V. Piazza; G. Maura; M. Marcoli; G. Tagliafierro

doi:10.4081/jbr.2011.4492

On the roles of serotonin and dopamine in the settlement of the cyprids of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite (= Amphibalanus amphitrite)

https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2011.4492

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Vol. 84 No. 1 (2011)

Submitted: July 4, 2014
Accepted: July 4, 2014

Published: January 30, 2011

serotonin, dopamine, barnacle, biofouling

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In the cyprid of Balanus amphitrite (=Amphibalanus amphitrite) was investigated by settlement tests the role of serotonin, related substances and dopamine. The results indicate an activity of serotonin in B. amphitrite cyprid as settlement inhibitors.

Gallus, L., Ferrando, S., Gambardella, C., Chelossi, E., Faimali, M., Piazza, V., Maura, G., Marcoli, M., & Tagliafierro, G. (2011). On the roles of serotonin and dopamine in the settlement of the cyprids of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite (= Amphibalanus amphitrite). Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino Della Società Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale, 84(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2011.4492