Many animals, including humans, select alternate forms of motion (gaits) to move efficiently in different environments. However, it is unclear whether primitive animals, such as nematodes, also use this strategy. We used a multifaceted approach to study how the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans freely moves into and out of water. We demonstrate that C. elegans uses biogenic amines to switch betwe...

Aliphatic cyclic tertiary amines constitute a major class of naturally occurring and synthetic drugs directed at central biogenic amine receptors. Microsomal metabolism of these amines is known to be associated with low levels of covalent binding and/or suicide inactivation of the pertinent metabolizing P-450 isozymes; two of the more notorious examples are phencyclidine (1-(1phenylcyclohexyl)p...

Immobilization stress causes marked elevation in different biogenic amines serotinin, melatonin and histamine in rat brain tissue. Oral administration of a herbomineral drug, Geriforte significantly reduced these elevated levels of biogenic amines indicating that the drug Geriforte has a significant antistress property. Several drugs have been introduced during the recent past for decreasing an...

In ants, including Formica japonica, trophallaxis and grooming are typical social behaviors shared among nestmates. After depriving ants of either food or nestmates and then providing them with either food or nestmates, a behavioral change in type and frequency of social interactions was observed. We hypothesized that starvation and isolation affected levels of brain biogenic amines including d...

The effects and significance of γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) producing bacteria (GPB) on in vitro rumen fermentation and reduction of biogenic amines (histamine, methylamine, ethylamine, and tyramine) using corn meal as a substrate were determined. Ruminal samples collected from ruminally fistulated Holstein cows served as inoculum and corn was used as substrate at 2% dry matter (DM). Different ...