Serotonin and serotonin-immunoreactive neurons in the nervous system of insects

DR Nässel - Progress in neurobiology, 1988 - Elsevier
2.5. Development of the serotonergic nervous system 65 2.5. 1. Differentiation of identified 5-
HTi neurons in the locust CNS 66 2.5. 2. Postembryonic development of 5-HTi neurons in …

Serotonin circuits and anxiety: what can invertebrates teach us?

KP Curran, SH Chalasani - Invertebrate Neuroscience, 2012 - Springer
Fear, a reaction to a threatening situation, is a broadly adaptive feature crucial to the survival
and reproductive fitness of individual organisms. By contrast, anxiety is an inappropriate …

Serotonin‐containing neurons in Drosophila melanogaster: Development and distribution

AM Vallés, K White - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Antibodies made against serotonin (5HT) were used to identify the serotonin neuronal
system in the developing and adult nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster. The 5HT …

Catecholamine‐containing neurons in Drosophila melanogaster: Distribution and development

V Budnik, K White - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The development of catecholamine‐containing neurons (CA neurons) in the fruit fly
Drosophila melanogaster was studied. Glyoxylic‐acid‐induced histofluorescence and …

Modulatory effects of octopamine and serotonin on male sensitivity and periodicity of response to sex pheromone in the cabbage looper moth, Trichoplusia ni

CE Linn Jr, WL Roelofs - Archives of Insect Biochemistry and …, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
The pheromone‐mediated flight behavior of male cabbage looper moths in a sustained‐
flight tunnel and random activity exhibited during scotophase were observed after males …

Immunocytochemistry of GABA in the brain and suboesophageal ganglion ofManduca sexta

U Homberg, TG Kingan, JG Hildebrand - Cell and tissue research, 1987 - Springer
We have used specific antisera against protein-conjugated γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in
immunocytochemical preparations to investigate the distribution of putatively GABAergic …

Insect optic lobe neurons identifiable with monoclonal antibodies to GABA

EP Meyer, C Matute, P Streit, DR Nässel - Histochemistry, 1986 - Springer
Five monoclonal antibodies aginst GABA were tested on glutaraldehyde fixed sections of
optic lobes of three insect species, blowflies, houseflies and worker bees. The specificity of …

A novel serotonin‐immunoreactive neuron in the antennal lobe of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta persists throughout postembryonic life

KS Kent, SG Hoskins, JG Hildebrand - Journal of neurobiology, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
A single serotonin‐immunoreactive neuron in the antennal lobe (AL) of the brain of the
sphinx moth Manduca sexta is present in larval, pupal, and adult stages. This neuron has a …

Neuropeptides, amines and amino acids in an elementary insect ganglion: functional and chemical anatomy of the unfused abdominal ganglion

DR Nässel - Progress in neurobiology, 1996 - Elsevier
The insect ventral nerve cord consists of metamerically repeated ganglia subserving the
thoracic and abdominal segments. The abdominal ganglia control basic functions such as …

Identifiable neurons in the locust central nervous system that react with antibodies to serotonin

NM Tyrer, JD Turner, JS Altman - Journal of comparative …, 1984 - Wiley Online Library
A detailed account is given of a number of neurons in the locust central nervous system that
react with antibody raised to serotonin‐albumin complex. The antibody was applied to a …