Svensson S P, Andersson R G, Karlsson J O
Department of Pharmacology, University of Linköping, Sweden.
Pigment Cell Res. 1991 Dec;4(5-6):252-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1991.tb00449.x.
Melanophores of isolated fish scales survive for weeks in a culture medium. During this isolation period a progressive increase in sensitivity to noradrenaline (NA) takes place. In the present study, a 100-fold increase in sensitivity to NA was found after 9 days. However, at the same time, a 12-fold decrease in sensitivity to MCH was detected.