The anaerobic endproduct lactate has a behavioural and metabolic signalling function in the shore crab Carcinus maenas

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1015-1024

  De Wachter, Bart ^a,b   Sartoris, Franz Jozef ^a   Pörtner, Hans Otto ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

behavioural hypothermia; biogenic amines; Carcinus maenas; crab; Crustacea; emergency response; lactate; metabolic signal molecule; oxygen consumption; preferred temperature

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS;

EID: 0030977219     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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