Fritz L, Morse D, Hastings J W
Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
J Cell Sci. 1990 Feb;95 ( Pt 2):321-8. doi: 10.1242/jcs.95.2.321.
The number of scintillons, which are cellular organelles responsible for light emission in the marine alga Gonyaulax, were counted by both immunofluorescence and electron microscopic methods and found to vary tenfold between subjective day and subjective night. The number of scintillons peaks during the subjective night, as does stimulated bioluminescence (flashing). Furthermore, the number drops sharply at the time of the maximal spontaneous bioluminescence (glow), which occurs at the end of the night phase, suggesting that the breakdown of scintillons may be responsible for this mode of emission.
通过免疫荧光和电子显微镜方法对海洋藻类多甲藻中负责发光的细胞器——闪烁体的数量进行了计数，结果发现其在主观白天和主观夜间之间相差十倍。闪烁体的数量在主观夜间达到峰值，受刺激的生物发光（闪烁）也是如此。此外，在夜间末期出现的最大自发生物发光（辉光）时，闪烁体的数量急剧下降，这表明闪烁体的分解可能是这种发光模式的原因。
