Chemical neuroanatomy of the Drosophila central complex: Distribution of multiple neuropeptides in relation to neurotransmitters

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 519, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 290-315

  Kahsai, Lily ^a   Winther, Asa M E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain; Cotransmitter; Immunocytochemistry; Interneurons; Neuromodulator

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALLATOSTATIN; ALLATOSTATIN A; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MONOAMINE; MYOINHIBITORY PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE FF; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE; PROCTOLIN; SEROTONIN; SERYLISOLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE AMIDE; TACHYKININ; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINE DECARBOXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 78650253271     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22520     Document Type: Article

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