Ikegami S, Tamura S, Kanatani H
Science. 1967 Nov;158(3804):1052-3. doi: 10.1126/science.158.3804.1052.
The gamete-shedding substance obtained from the radial nerves induces spawning when it is applied to the gonads of mature starfish in vivo and in vitro. A substance that inhibits the action of this spawning factor is present in both ovary and testis; it has been isolated from testis of Asterina pectinifera and chemically identified as L-glutamic acid.
从放射神经中提取的配子释放物质，无论在体内还是体外应用于成熟海星的性腺时，都会诱导产卵。卵巢和睾丸中都存在一种抑制这种产卵因子作用的物质；它已从栉孔扇贝的睾丸中分离出来，并经化学鉴定为L-谷氨酸。
