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ArticleInvertebrate neuroscience : IN2017

Circadian rhythm in melatonin release as a mechanism to reinforce the temporal organization of the circadian system in crayfish.

Leonor Mendoza-Vargas, Armida Báez-Saldaña, Ramón Alvarado, Beatriz Fuentes-Pardo, Edgar Flores-Soto, Héctor Solís-Chagoyán

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Article in Invertebrate neuroscience : IN, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leonor Mendoza-VargasDepartamento El Hombre Y Su Ambiente, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, CP 04960, Mexico, Mexico.
Armida Báez-SaldañaDepartamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Nueva Sede, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP 04510, Mexico, Mexico.
Ramón AlvaradoDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP 04510, Mexico, Mexico.
Beatriz Fuentes-PardoDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP 04510, Mexico, Mexico.
Edgar Flores-SotoDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP 04510, Mexico, Mexico.
Héctor Solís-ChagoyánLaboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de La Fuente Muñiz, CP 14370, Mexico, D.F, Mexico. hecsolch@imp.edu.mx.ORCID 0000-0003-0692-6931
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz · MXUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melatonin (MEL) is a conserved molecule with respect to its synthesis pathway and functions. In crayfish, MEL content in eyestalks (Ey) increases at night under the photoperiod, and this indoleamine synchronizes the circadian rhythm of electroretinogram amplitude, which is expressed by retinas and controlled by the cerebroid ganglion (CG). The aim of this study was to determine whether MEL content in eyestalks and CG or circulating MEL in hemolymph (He) follows a circadian rhythm under a free-running condition; in addition, it was tested whether MEL might directly influence the spontaneous electrical activity of the CG. Crayfish were maintained under constant darkness and temperature, a condition suitable for studying the intrinsic properties of circadian systems. MEL was quantified in samples obtained from He, Ey, and CG by means of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the effect of exogenous MEL on CG spontaneous activity was evaluated by electrophysiological recording. Variation of MEL content in He, Ey, and CG followed a circadian rhythm that peaked at the same circadian time (CT). In addition, a single dose of MEL injected into the crayfish at different CTs reduced the level of spontaneous electrical activity in the CG. Results suggest that the circadian increase in MEL content directly affects the CG, reducing its spontaneous electrical activity, and that MEL might act as a periodical signal to reinforce the organization of the circadian system in crayfish.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsAstacoideaCircadian RhythmElectroretinographyEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGanglia, SpinalHemolymphMaleMelatoninNeuronsRetinaMelatoninCerebroid ganglionCircadian systemCrayfishERG rhythmMelatoninProcambarus clarkii

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