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Dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin during hypo-osmotic stress of Carcinus maenas

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Dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin were measured in the haemolymph and gills of Carcinus maenas before and after transferring them into diluted seawater. A remarkable variation of the above-mentioned compounds was observed as a function of time of osmotic stress. C. maenas were captured in the Venetian lagoon near Chioggia, Italy in 1986.

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Zatta, P. Dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin during hypo-osmotic stress of Carcinus maenas . Mar. Biol. 96, 479–481 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00397965

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