DISSOCIATED CELL-SUSPENSIONS OF CARCINUS-MAENAS Y-ORGANS AS A TOOL TO STUDY ECDYSTEROID PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION

被引:24
作者
TOULLEC, JY [1 ]
DAUPHINVILLEMANT, C [1 ]
机构
[1] ECOLE NORMALE SUPER,BIOCHIM & PHYSIOL DEV LAB,CNRS,URA 686,F-75230 PARIS 05,FRANCE
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1994年 / 50卷 / 02期
关键词
ECDYSTEROID BIOSYNTHESIS; NEUROPEPTIDE REGULATION; Y-ORGANS; CRUSTACEA;
D O I
10.1007/BF01984955
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In vitro ecdysteroid production by dissociated Y-organ cells of the shore crab Carcinus maenas was characterized during short-term incubations. Under optimized conditions (M199 adjusted to crab osmolality and with the addition of 10% foetal calf serum), ecdysteroid production by dispersed cells increased linearly during 4-hour incubations, with little intra-assay variation. 25-deoxyecdysone was mainly produced. Purified Carcinus molt inhibiting hormone (CamMIH) produced a dose-dependent inhibition of ecdysteroid production by dispersed cells. The cells were about 50 times more sensitive than whole glands to MIH. Other structurally-related peptides were tested.
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页码:153 / 158
页数:6
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