Article
Ligand-dependent stimulation of introduced mammalian brain receptors alters spicule symmetry and other morphogenetic events in sea urchin embryos.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Jan 1994
Cameron R A, Smith L C, Britten R J, Davidson E H
Abstract excerpt
Zygotes of S. purpuratus were injected with synthetic mRNAs encoding rodent brain neurotransmitter receptors, and specific developmental phenotypes were produced on addition to the sea water of the respective ligands. Most of these experiments were carried out with a mouse serotonin receptor (5HT...
Topics
- Animals
- Blastocyst
- Brain
- Brain Chemistry
- Ectoderm
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gastrula
- In Situ Hybridization
- Ligands
- Microinjections
- Morphogenesis
- Phenotype
