A brittle star is born: Ontogeny of luminous capabilities in Amphiura filiformis.
Bioluminescence is the production of visible light by living organisms thanks to a chemical reaction, implying the oxidation of a substrate called luciferin catalyzed by an enzyme, the luciferase. The luminous brittle star Amphiura filiformis depends on coelenterazine (i.e., the most widespread luci...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
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