PURINOCEPTORS IN BLOOD FEEDING-BEHAVIOR IN THE STABLE FLY, STOMOXYS-CALCITRANS

被引:6
作者
ASCOLICHRISTENSEN, A
SUTCLIFFE, JF
ALBERT, PJ
机构
[1] TRENT UNIV,DEPT BIOL,PETERBOROUGH K9J 7B8,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] CONCORDIA UNIV,DEPT BIOL SCI,MONTREAL H3G 1M8,QUEBEC,CANADA
关键词
STABLE FLY; STOMOXYS-CALCITRANS; BLOOD-FEEDING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PURINOCEPTION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-3032.1991.tb00550.x
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
Both sexes of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae), have receptors on their mouthparts that mediate blood feeding. The potency ranking of the adenine nucleotides (ATP > ADP > AMP > adenosine) in eliciting feeding and suppressing the NaCl-sensitive cell may indicate the involvement of a P2-type receptor. This is supported by the lack of effect on feeding by methyl xanthines. Feeding-related behavioural and electrophysiological results demonstrate that the potency of CH3-S-ATP is not greater than that of ATP. These ATP-mediated responses are antagonized by ANAPP3. Results support the conclusion that the putative 'ATP receptor' involved in stable fly phagostimulation resembles the P2x purinoceptor of vertebrates.
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页数:8
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