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Eyestalks control of diurnal rhythm of acetylcholinesterase activity in the crabOziotelphusa senex senex

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The crab (Oziotelphusa) displays a diurnal rhythm of acetylcholinesterase activity, with maximal activity around midnight, alternating with minimal activity at noon. Bilateral eyestalk ablation eliminates the diurnal rhythm of acetylcholinesterase activity.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, 517 502, Tirupati, India

    P. Sreenivasula Reddy, A. Bhagyalakshmi & R. Ramamurthi

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Acknowledgments. We wish to express our gratitude to CSIR, New Delhi for providing financial support to PSR. Reprint requests should be addressed to Prof. R. Ramamurthi.

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Sreenivasula Reddy, P., Bhagyalakshmi, A. & Ramamurthi, R. Eyestalks control of diurnal rhythm of acetylcholinesterase activity in the crabOziotelphusa senex senex. Experientia 42, 41–42 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01975885

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