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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Variations of vitamin D-like reactivity in the crustacean Orchestia cavimana during the molt cycle
François GrafJean-claude MeyranM.c. ChapuyS. ArnaudEvelyne Sellemsubject
VitaminMudamedicine.medical_specialtyAmphipodabiologyVitamina dbiology.organism_classificationCrustaceanMolecular biologyRadioligand Assaychemistry.chemical_compoundEndocrinologyEndocrinologyCalcitriolchemistryOrchestia cavimanaCrustaceaInternal medicinemedicineVitamin D and neurologyAnimalsAnimal Science and ZoologyReactivity (chemistry)Chromatography High Pressure Liquiddescription
An investigation into vitamin D-like molecules has been performed on whole extracts of the terrestrial amphipod Orchestia cavimana, using a sensitive nonequilibrium assay employing 1,25-(OH)2 D receptor from calf thymus. Relatively large amounts of these secosteroid-like molecules were observed and they varied in concentration according to the stages of the molt cycle. The amplitude of these variations reaches a ratio of about 40 from the minimum in premolt to the intermolt sharp peak.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-10-01 | General and Comparative Endocrinology |