title: Enzymatic patterns in reptilian brain. Histochemical characterization of the optic tectum.
abstract: The enzymatic patterns present in the optic tectum of 4 species belonging to different reptilian orders seem related to the degree of structural and functional organization reached by the nervous centre, as in other vertebrates. In particular the AChE localization in reptiles is representative of a evolutionary sequence in the distribution of this enzyme in the optic tectum along the tetrapode series.
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008116:Lizards / Q000378:metabolism; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D012104:Reptiles / Q000378:metabolism*; D012911:Snakes / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000201:enzymology*; D014426:Turtles / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase; D002802:Cholinesterases