title: Octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust, Schistocerca gregaria.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009655:Octopamine; D012110:Reserpine; D005669:Fusaric Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine