..., ethyl acetate and diethyl ether did not produce high bioluminescence responses in the same way as CO 2 . Ligation and dissection experiments localised the CO 2 response to the light organ rather than it being a response to general anaesthesia. Exposure to hypoxia through the introduction of nitrogen gas...

... 2012. 2012 invertebrate anaesthesia potassium chloride KCl targeted hyperkalosis A good death is an important part of a good life for all animals in captivity, and a lack of effective euthanasia methods for invertebrates has meant that the practice is not in tune with the theory...

...J. Pérez-Rigueiro; M. Elices; G. R. Plaza; J. I. Real; G. V. Guinea SUMMARY In this study of the effect of anaesthesia on both the forced silking process and on the properties of the retrieved silk fibres, a monitored forced silking process enables the silking force to be measured during the whole...