INSECT TACHYKININ-LIKE PEPTIDE - DISTRIBUTION OF LEUCOKININ IMMUNOREACTIVE NEURONS IN THE COCKROACH AND BLOWFLY BRAINS

被引:47
作者
NASSEL, DR
LUNDQUIST, CT
机构
[1] Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm
关键词
LEUCOKININ; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROHORMONE; TACHYKININ; INSECT NERVOUS SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90402-F
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Antisera were raised against leucokinin I, a cockroach myotropic neuropeptide with some resemblance to vertebrate tachykinins. These antisera were used for immunocytochemical mapping of neurons and neurosecretory cells in the brains of a cockroach and a blowfly species. The leucokinin immunoreactive cells are distinct from neurons that can be labeled with antisera against vertebrate type tachykinins. It is suggested that leucokinin-like peptides may have roles as neurohormones and neuromodulators in the insect nervous system.
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页码:225 / 228
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