Octopaminergic modulation of synaptic transmission between an identified sensory afferent and flight motoneuron in the locust

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 462, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-70

  Leitch, Beulah ^a   Judge, Sarah ^a,b   Pitman, Robert M ^a,c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Biogenic amines; Forewing stretch receptor; Insect; Neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BIOGENIC AMINE; DOPAMINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; OCTOPAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INSECT; LOCUST; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOPAMINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GRASSHOPPERS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NAPHAZOLINE; NEUROPIL; OCTOPAMINE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOLAZOLINE; WING;

EID: 0038312898     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10698     Document Type: Article

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