Functional significance of AMP deaminase and adenosine deaminase in the aestivating freshwater snail, Pila globosa (swainson): possible neuroendocrine involvement.
The functional significance of AMP deaminase and adenosine deaminase has been studied in hepatopancreas of active, aestivated and ganglionic extracts-administered snails. The activity levels of both enzymes decreased in aestivating snails. Active snails injected with ganglionic extracts of aestivated snails also showed decreased activity. Contrastingly, the hepatopancreas of aestivated snails when treated with ganglionic extracts of active snails showed increased specific activities of both enzymes. The decrease or increase in the specific activities varied with different ganglionic extracts and the significance of the same is discussed.
Reddy
G R
GR
Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India.
Babu
G R
GR
Chetty
C S
CS
D000659:AMP Deaminase / Q000502:physiology*; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D004956:Estivation; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases / Q000502:physiology*; D009709:Nucleotide Deaminases / Q000502:physiology*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology; D012908:Snails / Q000201:enzymology*
D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases; D009709:Nucleotide Deaminases; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase; D000659:AMP Deaminase