| Watson, A. H. D. 1986. The distribution of GABA-like immunoreactivity in the thoracic nervous system of the locust Schistocerca gregaria. Cell and Tissue Research 246 (2) , pp. 331-341. 10.1007/BF00215895 |
Abstract
An antiserum raised against gamma aminobuyric acid (GABA) was used to stain the thoracic nervous system of the locust. It stained both neuronal somata and processes within the neuropile. Among the stained somata, those of the three pairs of common inhibitory motor neurones could be identified in each of the three thoracic ganglia. In the pro- and mesothoracic ganglia five discrete groups of somata are stained, four ventral and one dorsal. In the metathoracic neuromere, an additional second dorsal group can be identified. In the abdominal neuromeres of the metathoracic ganglion both dorsal and ventral somata are stained but the latter cannot be divided into discrete populations. In each ganglion, dorsal commissures (DC) IV and V are composed of stained neurites, DCVII, the supramedian commissure, the perpendicular tract, and all the longitudinal tracts contain both stained and unstained neurites. DCI, II, III and VI, the ‘T’ and ‘I’ tracts are unstained. An abundance of GABA-like immunoreactive processes is found throughout the neuropile except for the anterior ventral association centre where stained processes are sparser. Some of the stained cell groups contain neurones that have been studied physiologically. The function of these neurones is discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Biosciences |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag (Germany) |
| ISSN: | 0302-766X |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 31 July 2018 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 14 April 1986 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2019 11:28 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/113775 |
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