Sepia
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Phenoloxidase activation in the embryo of the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis and responses to the Ag and Cu exposure.

15 Jul 2009 The prophenoloxidase (proPO) system catalyzing the melanin production is considered as implicated in the innate immune system in invertebrates. The phenoloxidase (PO)-like activity was detected in the cuttlefish embryo sampled at the end of the ... Read more...

Impacts of seawater desalination on the giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

4 Mar 2009 With seawater desalination expanding rapidly, it is important that ecological studies are undertaken to determine the effects of brine discharge on the marine species in the area. The abundance of giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama, Gray 1849) ... Read more...

Distribution of oxytocin-like and vasopressin-like immunoreactivities within the central nervous system of the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis.

2 Mar 2009 We have investigated the distribution of oxytocin/vasopressin (OT/VP) superfamily peptides in the central nervous system (CNS) of the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis, by using antibodies raised against mammalian OT and VP. Several populations of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sepia'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Phenoloxidase activation in the embryo of the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis and responses to the Ag and Cu exposure. 15 Jul 2009
• Impacts of seawater desalination on the giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia. 4 Mar 2009
• Distribution of oxytocin-like and vasopressin-like immunoreactivities within the central nervous system of the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis. 2 Mar 2009
• Perception of edges and visual texture in the camouflage of the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis. 25 Feb 2009
• Retention of the cyanobacterial neurotoxin beta-N-methylamino-l-alanine in melanin and neuromelanin-containing cells--a possible link between Parkinson-dementia complex and pigmentary retinopathy. 30 Jan 2009
• Protective effects of squid ink extract towards hemopoietic injuries induced by cyclophosphamine. 12 Jan 2009
• Structural characterization of melanin from Black-bone silky fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson). 14 Dec 2008
• Metal concentrations in digestive gland and mantle of Sepia officinalis from two coastal lagoons of Portugal. 15 Nov 2008
• Purification and molecular cloning of SE-cephalotoxin, a novel proteinaceous toxin from the posterior salivary gland of cuttlefish Sepia esculenta. 22 Jul 2008
• GnRH in the brain and ovary of Sepia officinalis. 21 Jul 2008
• Somatic muscle development in Sepia officinalis (cephalopoda - mollusca): a new role for NK4. 29 Jun 2008
• Color matching on natural substrates in cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis. 13 Apr 2008
• First experiments on the maternal transfer of metals in the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. 12 Mar 2008
• Acetylcholine release and choline uptake by cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) optic lobe synaptosomes. 30 Jan 2008
• Lack of polarization optomotor response in the cuttlefish Sepia elongata (d'Orbigny, 1845). 29 Jan 2008
• Comparative expression and tissue distribution analyses of astacin-like squid metalloprotease in squid and cuttlefish. 30 Dec 2007
• Differential bioaccumulation behaviour of Ag and Cd during the early development of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. 21 Dec 2007
• Animal behaviour: strategic signalling by cephalopods. 16 Dec 2007
• Selective signalling by cuttlefish to predators. 16 Dec 2007
• Acetylation of histone H4 in complex structural transitions of spermiogenic chromatin. 13 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Sepia'

Definition: A genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae. They live in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters in most oceans.

Descriptor UI: D049833

Alternative terms: Sepia;

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathogenicity; physiology; radiation effects; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B01.500.644.116.150.700;

History Note: 2006