...J. Anne Brown; Christopher S. Cobb; Susan C. Frankling; J. Cliff Rankin SUMMARY This study describes the first investigations of the physiological signals involved in activating the newly discovered cyclostome renin–angiotensin system (RAS) and its role in the river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis...

... Lampetra fluviatilis In all classes of vertebrates, ablation of one vestibular organ (unilateral labyrinthectomy, UL) evokes severe motor disorders that include abnormal position of eyes, spontaneous ocular nystagmus, asymmetry in the head and trunk posture, etc. Over time, these disorders...

... reticulospinal system lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis Ichthyomyzon unicuspis The lamprey (Cyclostome) has been extensively used as a model for studying different aspects of motor control. The lamprey swims by lateral undulations of its body that are propagated in the rostro-caudal direction...

... methaemoglobin temperature hagfish lamprey carp yellowfin tuna pig Myxine glutinosa Lampetra fluviatilis Cyprinus carpio Thunnus albacares Sus scrofa domesticus Haemoglobin (Hb) undergoes spontaneous oxidation (autoxidation) of the iron in its haem groups, forming methaemoglobin...