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Octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust,Schistocerca gregaria

1976; Birkhäuser; Volume: 32; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf01990155

0014-4754

H.A. Robertson,

Primate Behavior and Ecology

The octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust,Schistocerca gregaria has been determined using sensitive radiochemical-enzymatic assays. Octopamine and dopamine are present in high concentration but the noradrenaline content is only 1/25 that of octopamine. Both reserpine and fusaric acid (a dopamine-β-hydroxylase inhibitor) produce a significant depletion of the octopamine stores.