Open AccessMolecular Classification of the Earthworm Aporrectodea trapezoids and the Effect of Sodium Nitroprusside and Norepinephrine on the Contractility of Crop and Gizzard Smooth Muscle
Author(s) -
Omar A. M. Al-Habib,
Nazik M.S. Othman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
academic journal of nawroz university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2520-789X
DOI - 10.25007/ajnu.v10n2a1093
Subject(s) - earthworm , sodium nitroprusside , gizzard , lumbricus terrestris , norepinephrine , contractility , smooth muscle , biology , chemistry , zoology , endocrinology , ecology , nitric oxide , dopamine
Background: Earthworms are considered as one of the ecologically important invertebrates with highly cryptic genetic diversity. Since the morphological methods of classification are unprecise, it is necessary to classify the species depending on molecular bases using PCR techniques. In addition, studying the effect of some agonists such as Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and Norepinephrine (NE) on the smooth muscle of earthworm is yet poorly studied.