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bee-line into learning and memory mechanisms by Mercer, A. R

“…Significant steps that have been made towards understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie associative olfactory learning in insects are…”
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Plateau Potentials in Developing Antennal-Lobe Neurons of the Moth, Manduca sexta by Mercer, A. R, Kloppenburg, P, Hildebrand, J. G

“…1 Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; 2 Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson,…”
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Voltage-Activated Currents From Adult Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Antennal Motor Neurons Recorded In Vitro and In Situ by Kloppenburg, P, Kirchhof, B. S, Mercer, A. R

“…P. Kloppenburg , B. S. Kirchhof , and A. R. Mercer Centre for Neuroscience and Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Kloppenburg,…”
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A statistical approach for the integrated analysis of mine induced seismicity and numerical stress estimates, a case study—Part II: evaluation of the relations by Mercer, R.A., Bawden, W.F.

“…Integrated analyses at a number of underground operations have suggested that qualitative relations may exist between microseismic variable values estimated in…”
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Age-related changes in dopamine receptor densities in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera by Kokay, I.C, Mercer, A.R

“…Changes in the levels of binding of 3H-SCH-23390, a vertebrate D1 dopamine receptor ligand, and 3H-spiperone, a vertebrate D2 dopamine receptor ligand were…”
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Development of dopamine-immunoreactive neurons associated with the antennal lobes of the honey bee, Apis mellifera by Kirchhof, B.S., Homberg, U., Mercer, A.R.

“…This report examines the development of the dopaminergic system in the primary antennosensory centres (antennal lobes) of the brain of the honey bee, Apis…”
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The effects of queenlessness on the maturation of the honey bee olfactory system by Morgan, Stewart M, Butz Huryn, Vivian M, Downes, Stephen R, Mercer, Alison R

“…During the first week of adult life the olfactory system of the honey bee undergoes a critical period of maturation [Masson and Arnold, Organisation and…”
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Modulatory effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on voltage-activated currents in cultured antennal lobe neurones of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta by Mercer, A R, Hayashi, J H, Hildebrand, J G

“…The modulatory effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT or serotonin) on voltage-gated currents in central olfactory neurones of the moth Manduca sexta have been…”
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Characterisation of dopamine receptors in insect ( Apis mellifera) brain by Kokay, Ilona C., Mercer, Alison R.

“…In vitro binding experiments using the vertebrate D 1 dopamine receptor ligand [ 3H]SCH23390 and the vertebrate D 2 dopamine receptor ligand [ 3H]spiperone…”
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Pharmacological and kinetic characterization of two functional classes of serotonergic modulation in Aplysia sensory neurons by Stark, L L, Mercer, A R, Emptage, N J, Carew, T J

“…1. Modulation of mechanoafferent sensory neurons (SNs) by the neutrotransmitter serotonin (5HT) plays a significant role in behavioral sensitization of several…”
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A statistical approach for the integrated analysis of mine-induced seismicity and numerical stress estimates, a case study—Part I: developing the relations by Mercer, R.A., Bawden, W.F.

“…Integrated analyses at a number of underground operations have suggested that there may be qualitative relations between microseismic variable values estimated…”
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Serotonin-induced changes in the excitability of cultured antennal-lobe neurons of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta by Mercer, A.R, Kloppenburg, P, Hildebrand, J.G

“…The modulatory actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT or serotonin) on a morphologically identifiable class of neurons dissociated from antennal lobes of Manduca…”
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Antennal lobe neurons of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, express a D2-like dopamine receptor in vitro by Kirchhof, B.S., Mercer, A.R.

“…We have used the D2‐specific dopamine receptor ligand spiperone [N‐(p‐aminophenethyl) spiperone; NAPS] coupled to the fluorophore…”
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Changes in brain amine levels associated with the morphological and behavioural development of the worker honeybee by Taylor, D.J, Robinson, G.E, Logan, B.J, Laverty, R, Mercer, A.R

“…Changes in biogenic amine levels associated with the morphological and behavioural development of the worker honeybee are examined. A significant increase in…”
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The influence of endogenous dopamine levels on the density of [ [formula omitted]]SCH23390-binding sites in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L by Purnell, Melissa T, Mitchell, Carleen J, Taylor, David J, Kokay, Ilona C, Mercer, Alison R

“…This paper examines the relationship between endogenous dopamine (DA) levels and the density of [ 3 H ]SCH23390-binding sites in the brain of the adult worker…”
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Serotonin Enhances Central Olfactory Neuron Responses to Female Sex Pheromone in the Male Sphinx Moth Manduca sexta by Kloppenburg, Peter, Ferns, Donald, Mercer, Alison R

“…In the brain of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta, sex-pheromonal information is processed in a prominent male-specific area of the antennal lobe called the…”
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Characterization of a D2-like dopamine receptor ( AmDOP3) in honey bee, Apis mellifera by Beggs, Kyle T., Hamilton, Ingrid S., Kurshan, Peri T., Mustard, Julie A., Mercer, Alison R.

“…Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter in vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems and is widely distributed in the brain of the honey bee, Apis…”
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The Effects of Biogenic Amines of Conditioned and Unconditioned Responses to Olfactory Stimuli in the Honeybee Apis mellifera by Mercer, A R, Menzel, R

“…Biogenic amines are injected directly into the bee brain in the region of the thick ocellar neurones, and their effects are studied using the proboscis…”
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Activity-Dependent Changes to the Brain and Behavior of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera (L.) by Sigg, Dominique, Thompson, Caryn M, Mercer, Alison R

“…To explore the origins and possible behavioral consequences of structural plasticity in an insect brain, we have taken advantage of the following: (1) the…”
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Developmental changes in expression patterns of two dopamine receptor genes in mushroom bodies of the honeybee, Apis mellifera by Kurshan, Peri T., Hamilton, Ingrid S., Mustard, Julie A., Mercer, Alison R.

“…The expression patterns of two dopamine receptor genes, Amdop1 and Amdop2, in the developing mushroom bodies of the honeybee brain were determined by using in…”
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