Octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust,Schistocerca gregaria
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 32 (5), 552-554
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01990155
Abstract
The octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust,Schistocerca gregaria has been determined using sensitive radiochemical-enzymatic assays. Octopamine and dopamine are present in high concentration but the noradrenaline content is only 1/25 that of octopamine. Both reserpine and fusaric acid (a dopamine-β-hydroxylase inhibitor) produce a significant depletion of the octopamine stores.Keywords
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