Octopamine-containing neurons in the alimentary tract of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

Brain Research

Volumn 778, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 414-417

  Csoknya, Mária ^a   Barna, J ^a   Banvolgyi T ^a   Hiripi, L ^b   Eckert, M ^c   Hamori J ^a   Elekes, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Eisenia fetida; Gut; HPLC; Immunocytochemistry; Octopamine; Peripheral nervous system

Indexed keywords

OCTOPAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EARTHWORM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OCTOPAMINE; OLIGOCHAETA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0031578745     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01117-7     Document Type: Article

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