Immunocytochemical localization in the central nervous system of four different insect species of molecules immunoreactive against peptides present in the caudodorsal cells of Lymnaea stagnalis.
The use of polyclonal antisera directed against three peptides (ovulation hormone (CDCH), alpha, and beta caudodorsal cell peptide (alpha- and beta-CDCP) produced by the caudodorsal cells of the snail Lymnaea stagnalis resulted in positive immunoreaction in Sarcophaga bullata (Diptera), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera), Locusta migratoria, and Periplaneta americana (Orthoptera). In three species, colocalization was detected using the antisera against CDCH and alpha-CDCP.
Theunis
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Zoological Institute, Laboratory of Developmental Physiology, Leuven, Belgium.
Van Minnen
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De Loof
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D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D003058:Cockroaches; D001517:Coleoptera; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D006110:Grasshoppers; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007313:Insecta / Q000276:immunology*; D007447:Invertebrate Hormones / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008195:Lymnaea / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D007447:Invertebrate Hormones; D009479:Neuropeptides; C042422:ovulation hormone, Lymnaea