The role of the nervous system in algae-induced gamete release by Mytilus californianus.
Algae-induced spawning in M. californianus was associated with an increase in dopamine in the visceral ganglia and a decrease in serotonin in the pedal ganglia. Lesioning studies indicate that nervous communication between the pedal and visceral ganglia plays a major role in gamete release.
D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000502:physiology*; D056890:Eukaryota; D005718:Gametogenesis; D005724:Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D009420:Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena