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. 1982 May 28;216(4549):1012-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.6805073.

Serotonin and octopamine in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

H R Horvitz, M Chalfie, C Trent, J E Sulston, P D Evans

Serotonin and octopamine in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

H R Horvitz et al. Science. .

Abstract

The biogenic amines serotonin and octopamine are present in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Serotonin, detected histochemically in whole mounts, is localized in two pharyngeal neurons that appear to be neurosecretory. Octopamine, identified radioenzymatically in crude extracts, probably is also localized in a few neurons. Exogenous serotonin and octopamine elicit specific and opposite behavioral responses in Caenorhabditis elegans, suggesting that these compounds function physiologically as antagonists.

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