Recent Biomedical uses for Cephalopods, 1987-1994

Research Topics               	Species*               	References  
Membrane Biophysics           	Sl, Ss, Lp             	Fishman, 1993; 
							DiPolo and Beague, 1989;
							DiPolo et al., 1989;
							Caputo et al., 1988
Ion Channel		      	Sl, Ss, Lb, Lo, Lp     	DiPolo and Beague, 1993;
							Correa et al., 1993; 
							Chow, 1991; Fishman 
							and Tewari, 1990; 
							Perozo et al., 1989
Neuron Development and Injury 	Sl, Lb, Lo, Lp, So     	Krause et al., 1992; 
							Gilly et al., 1991; 
							Fishman et al., 1990; 
							Tewari and Fishman, 1990; 
							Stein et al., 1989
Cell Biology 			Sl, Lb, Lp, Ii, So	Lee et al., 1994; 
							Portner et al., 1991; 
							Heming et al., 1990; 
							Mangum, 1990
Muscle Biomechanics		Sl, Lb, Lp, Ii, So	Johnsen and Kier, 1993; 
							Kier and Schachat, 1992; 
							Kier, 1991
Brain Physiology		So, Ov			Williamson and 
							Budelmann, 1991; 
							Bleckmann et al., 1991; 
							Bullock and Budelmann, 1991; 
							Novicki et al., 1992; 
							Budelmann et al., 1995
Chemical Reception		Sl, Lb, Lo		Lee, 1992; Gilly and 
							Lucero, 1992; Lucero 
							et al., 1992
Vision and Oculomotor System	Sl, Lb, Lp, So		Kito et al., 1992; 
							Langmack and Saibil, 1991; 
							Fong et al., 1988; 
							Budelmann and Young, 1984,1993
Equilibrium Receptor Systems	So, Lb, Sl, Ov		Budelmann, 1990; Budelman 
							and Williamson, 1994 		
Behavior and Pharmacology 	Lb, Lo			Gilly et al., 1991; 
							Cooper et al., 1990; 
							Hanlon et al., 1990
Transmitter			So, Sl, Lb, Ov		TU and Budelmann, 1994
Melanin Synthesis		So			Chedekal et al., 1992; 
							Zeise et al., 1992
Developmental Biology		Sl, Lp			Arnold, 1990; 
							Segawa, 1987

* Sl, Sepioteuthis lessoniana; Ss, Sepioteuthis sepioidea; Lb, Lolliguncula brevis; Lo, Loligo opalescens; Lp, Loligo pealei, Ii, Illex illecebrosus; So, Sepia officinalis, Ov, Octopus vulgaris