QUANTITATIVE CHANGES IN ORGANIC CONTENTS DUE TO CERTAIN NERUROTRANSMITTERS IN A MALE FRESHWATER CRAB, PARATELPHUSA HYDRODROMOUS
SUSAN THOMAS *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, PG-EXTENSION CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, VELLORE-632004, INDIA.
R. ESWARALAKSHMI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, PG-EXTENSION CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, VELLORE-632004, INDIA.
J. JAYANTHI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, PG-EXTENSION CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, VELLORE-632004, INDIA
M.G. RAGUNATHAN *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, GURU NANAK COLLEGE, CHENNAI-600 042, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The organic compounds like protein, carbohydrate and lipids have been quantitatively estimated after injecting fenfluramine. Octopamine and dopamine to a male freshwater crab, Paratelphusa hydrodromous. Tissue such as haemolymph. hepatopancreas and testis were tested for organic contents and all the tissues showed fluctuations in their contents due to Octopamine, dopamine and fenfluramine treatments.
Keywords: Organic contents, neurotransmitters, tranquilizers, male freshwater crab