Neural control of light emission in Photuris larvae: identification of octopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase (1)

Octopamine, a putative phenylethylamine neurotransmitter present in the firefly, has been found to be a potent stimulator of cyclic AMP synthesis in the larval light organ. In the same tissue, octopamine causes a small inhibition of phosphodiesterase activity. Because of the relatively simple anatom...

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Published in:	The Journal of experimental zoology Vol. 208; no. 2; p. 255
Main Authors:	Nathanson, J A, Hunnicutt, E J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-05-1979
Subjects:	Adenylyl Cyclases - metabolism Age Factors Animals Coleoptera - enzymology Coleoptera - physiology Larva Luminescent Measurements Neurosecretory Systems - physiology Octopamine - pharmacology
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