Octopamine in the locust brain: Cellular distribution and functional significance in an arousal mechanism

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 135-141

  Stern, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogenic amines; Habituation; Insect; Locusta

Indexed keywords

AMINES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BIOGENIC AMINES; CELL BODIES; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTIONS; GASCHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HABITUATION; INSECT; LOCUSTA; MOVEMENT DETECTION; MULTIMODAL INPUTS; VISUAL SYSTEMS;

NEURONS;

BIOGENIC AMINE; MIANSERIN; OCTOPAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE;

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HABITUATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INSECT; LOCUST; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0033135585     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19990501)45:3<135::AID-JEMT1>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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