title: Hormonal regulatory role of eyestalk factors on growth of heart in mud crab, Scylla serrata.
abstract: The present study was attempted to know the growth regulation of eyestalk factors on the growth of heart in Scylla serrata using eyestalk extractions and bilateral eyestalk ablations. The bilateral eyestalk ablation led to the maximum growth indices of the heart ((H) indices) to 0.162 and 0.158 in ablated male and female, respectively, in comparison to 0.153 and 0.167 in the control male and female and 0.147 and 0.157 in injected male and female, respectively. The data have shown that the heart of male crabs grows faster than female crabs. The study has also shown that bilateral eyestalk ablation resulted in a significant increase in the heart indices in males and has least effect on the growth of the female heart. The results presented strongly support a potential role of the eyestalk factors and molting hormone regulating the growth of the heart in S. serrata.
authors: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 608502, India.
authors: Sartaj Ahmad
authors: SA
authors: Allayie
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ravichandran
authors: Bilal Ahmad
authors: BA
authors: Bhat
keywords: Ablation; Extractions; Eyestalks; Growth; Molting hormone; Scylla serrata
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