Disease relevance of Scyphozoa

• Sterile polystyrene culture dishes induce transformation of polyps into medusae in Aurelia aurita (Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) [1].

High impact information on Scyphozoa

• With the aid of the Aurelia metamorphosis test system, the acute and subtle developmental and behavioral effects of X irradiation in the presence and absence of thyroxine on the Norfolk Aurelia aurita were described [2].
• By utilizing the moon jellyfish Aurelia spp. as a model, we identified genes differentially regulated in response to the chemical stressor tributyltin by means of complementary DNA subtraction analyses [3].
• The protein phosphatase inhibitor cantharidin induces head and foot formation in buds of Cassiopea andromeda (Rhizostomae, Scyphozoa) [4].
• Uptake and utilization of dissolved glycine by Aurelia aurita scyphistomae: temperature effects on the uptake process; nutritional role of dissolved amino acids [5].
• The extracellular matrix of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita (Scyphozoa, Cnidaria), known as the mesoglea, is populated by numerous mesogleal cells (Mc) [6].

Biological context of Scyphozoa

• The effects of adding LiCl, RbCl, KCl or NaCl to sea water at concentrations up to 30 mmoles/1 on the frequency of contraction of jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) suggest that studies on phylogenetically low animals with relatively simple nervous systems may be of use to determine mechanisms of action of lithium and rudidium on movements [7].

Associations of Scyphozoa with chemical compounds

• Lithium and rubidium: effects on the rhythmic swimming movement of jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) [7].

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