Octopamine and proctolin mimic spontaneous membrane depolarisation inLucilia larvae
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 36 (5), 566-568
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01965804
Abstract
Octopamine and proctolin at concentrations below 10−8 M reversibly induce a spontaneous rhythmic depolarization which occurs in body-wall muscles ofLucilia larvae. The effect appears to be postsynaptic and mediated by receptors specific for each substance.Keywords
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