Photoperiodism and Effects of Indoleamines in a Unicellular Alga, Gonyaulax polyedra

Mediation of photoperiodic effects by indoleamines, especially melatonin, is known in higher vertebrates. A similar mechanism may occur in a unicellular alga, the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra. This organism entered the dormant stage of a cyst upon short-day treatment at lowered temperatures. In...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1991-08, Vol.253 (5021), p.795-797
Hauptverfasser:	Balzer, Ivonne, Hardeland, Rüdiger
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	5-Methoxytryptamine - pharmacology Algae Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biochemical mechanisms Biochemistry Biological and medical sciences Cell Differentiation - drug effects Cellular biology Cultured cells Cysts Dinoflagellida - drug effects Dinoflagellida - physiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gonyaulax Light Marine Melatonin - pharmacology Periodicity Photoperiod Photoperiodism Photophase Plants and fungi Scotophase Temperature Unicellular organisms Vertebrates
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