Abstract
A serotonin-like substance in the organ of Bellonci in the eyestalks of embryos, larvae, and adults of the prawn Palaemon serratus was visualized by the use of two specific antisera against serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) in combination with peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP). The organ of Bellonci, characterized by compact onion bodies distally and degenerating onion bodies proximally, was the only site of the serotonin-like substance in adults, as well as during development in embryos and larvae. Variations in the content of the 5-HT analogue in the adult were detected during the molting cycle. There was more immunoreactivity in specimens fixed at night than in those fixed in daytime. Likewise, colchicine and nialamide injections enhanced the immunoreactivity of the serotonin-like substance. Extirpations of the medulla externa X organ (MEX), a neurosecretory cell group of the optic ganglion medulla externa, produced the same effect.
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