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Detection of catecholamines in single specimens of groundwater amphipods.
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 405, 5571-5582 (2013)
Catecholamines play essential roles in several physiological processes in vertebrates as well as in invertebrates. While several studies have shown the presence of these substances in surface water invertebrates, their occurrence in groundwater fauna is unproven. In the present study, the presence of different catecholamines (i.e., noradrenaline, adrenaline, and dopamine) in individual specimens of groundwater amphipods of the genus Niphargus (mostly Niphargus inopinatus) was investigated via two independent analytical methods: HPLC/EcD and UPLC/TOF-MS. Mean values for catecholamine levels were 533 pg mg(-1) fresh weight for noradrenaline, 314 pg mg(-1) for adrenaline, and 16.4 ng mg(-1) for dopamine. The optimized protocol allowed the detection of CAs in single organisms of less than 1 mg fresh weight. Catecholamine concentration patterns in groundwater invertebrates are briefly discussed here with respect to their evolutionary adaptation to an environmentally stable, energy-poor habitat.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Catecholamine Analysis ; Dopamine ; Adrenaline ; Noradrenaline ; Groundwater Amphipod ; Niphargus; Oyster Crassostrea-gigas ; Caenorhabditis-elegans ; Stress ; Localization ; Fluorescence ; Communities ; Hemolymph ; Responses ; Aquifer ; System
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1618-2642
e-ISSN
1618-2650
Quellenangaben
Volume: 405,
Issue: 16,
Pages: 5571-5582
Publisher
Springer
Publishing Place
Heidelberg
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed