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Dopamine and noradrenaline in the salivary glands and brain of the tick,Boophilus microplus: Effect of reserpine

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Dopamin und Noradrenalin wurden in den Speicheldrüsen und im Gehirn der gefütterten ZeckenBoophilus microplus gefunden. Vorbehandlung der Zecken mit Reserpin führt zu einer starken Reduktion dieser Katecholamine in den Drüsen, hat aber keinen bedeutenden Einfluss auf den Dopamin- oder Noradrenalingehalt im Gehirn.

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  1. H. A. Robertson

    Present address: Psychiatric Research Unit, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, Cambridge, England

    M. W. J. Megaw & H. A. Robertson

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We are indebted to Dr.L. L. Iversen for advice about the dopamine/noradrenaline assay. The comments of Drs.M. J. Berridge, W. T. Prince andW. R. Kaufman are appreciated. We thank the Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckhamstead for the supply of ticks. M. W. J. M. acknowledges support from the S. R. C. H. A. R. thanks Clare College, Cambridge for support.

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Megaw, M.W.J., Robertson, H.A. Dopamine and noradrenaline in the salivary glands and brain of the tick,Boophilus microplus: Effect of reserpine. Experientia 30, 1261–1262 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945173

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