Serotonin and Octopamine Produce Opposite Postures in Lobsters

作者：Margaret S. Livingstone, Ronald M. Harris‐Warrick, Edward A. Kravitz · 发表于：Science · 年份：1980 · DOI：10.1126/science.208.4439.76 · 被引用次数：390 · 研究领域：Cephalopods and Marine Biology、Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research、Crustacean biology and ecology

Serotonin and octopamine, injected into the circulation of freely moving lobsters and crayfish, produce opposite behavioral effects. Octopamine injection produces sustained extension of the limbs and abdomen; serotonin injection produces sustained flexion. Neurophysiological analyses show that these postures can be accounted for by opposing, coordinated effects of these amines on patterns of motoneuron activity recorded from the ventral nerve cord.