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Effect of the polychlorinated biphenyl preparation, Aroclor 1242, on the quantity of neurosecretory material in the medulla terminalis X-organ of the fiddler crab,Uca pugilator

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Exposure of the fiddler crab,Uca pugilator, to the PCB preparation, Aroclor 1242, produces an increase in the quantity of neurosecretory material in the medulla terminalis X-organ. This Aroclor apparently inhibits release, but not synthesis, of one or more neurohormones.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India

    R. Nagabhushanam, S. W. Fingerman & M. Fingerman

  2. Department of Biology, Tulane University, 70118, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    R. Nagabhushanam, S. W. Fingerman & M. Fingerman

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This investigation was supported by grant PCM75-03029 A01 from the National Science Foundation.

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Nagabhushanam, R., Fingerman, S.W. & Fingerman, M. Effect of the polychlorinated biphenyl preparation, Aroclor 1242, on the quantity of neurosecretory material in the medulla terminalis X-organ of the fiddler crab,Uca pugilator. Experientia 35, 1083–1084 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949955

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