ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Antennae
;
Motoneurons
;
Immunocytochemistry
;
Cobalt labelling
;
GABA
;
Gryllus bimaculatus (Insecta)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In crickets, a deutocerebral motoneuron sends axon collaterals to 6 of the 7 antennal muscles. Previous results indicated that this neuron exerts inhibition on these muscles and thus may be a common inhibitory motoneuron. In our present study, we show by doublelabelling, i.e. retrograde cobalt-filling and GABA-immunocytochemistry, that this neuron is GABA-immunoreactive, thus demonstrating that one common inhibitory motoneuron is part of the antennal motor system of crickets.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00318637
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