Figure 3
From: Involvement of GLWamide neuropeptides in polyp contraction of the adult stony coral Euphyllia ancora
(A) Representative picture of E. ancora in an aquarium (viewed from above). Mouths are at the middle of the polyps, and tentacles surround the mouths. Bar, 1 cm. (B) Representative picture of a polyp, including the skeleton, dissected through the mouth at the position of the yellow-broken line shown in (A). Bar, 1 cm. (C) Expression levels of EaGLW preprohormone transcripts in different types of male polyp tissues. (D) Expression levels of EaGLW preprohormone transcripts in different types of female polyp tissues. For this analysis, 4 different parts of polyp tissues (the tentacle, mouth including pharynx, gonad, and mesenterial filament) were microscopically isolated, and the expression levels of the EaGLW preprohormone transcripts were investigated by quantitative RT-PCR analysis. Data are shown as the mean ± SE (4 male or 3 female colonies) of the relative values of the mouth group. E. ancora β-actin was used as the reference gene. Groups with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).
