Octopamine in the central nervous system of an annelid,Lumbricus terrestris

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences - Tập 31 - Trang 1006-1008 - 1975
H. A. Robertson1
1Psychiatric Research Unit, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada

Tóm tắt

Octopamine has been found in very high concentrations in cerebral and subpharyngeal ganglia of the earthwormLumbricus terrestris and may function as a neurotransmitter in the peripheral nervous system.

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