Octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust, Schistocerca gregaria.
The octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust, Schistocerca gregaria has been determined using sensitive radiochemical-enzymatic assays. Octopamine and dopamine are present in high concentration but the noradrenaline content is only 1/25 that is octopamine. Both reserpine and fusaric acid (a dopamine-beta-hydroxylase inhibitor) produced a significant depletion of the octopamine stores.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004298:Dopamine / Q000032:analysis*; D005669:Fusaric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D006110:Grasshoppers; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000032:analysis*; D009655:Octopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012110:Reserpine / Q000494:pharmacology
D009655:Octopamine; D012110:Reserpine; D005669:Fusaric Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine