title: FMRFamide-like immunoreactivity in the metathoracic ganglion of the locust (Schistocerca gregaria).
abstract: The distribution of FMRFamide-like immunoreactivity in the metathoracic ganglion of the locust, Schistocerca gregaria, has been investigated in serial semithin transverse sections with the use of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) technique. The topographical distribution of approximately 120 immunopositive neurons was established. Antiserum against bovine pancreatic polypeptide (BPP) stains the same ganglionic cells as FMRFamide-antiserum, yet this staining is largely blocked after preabsorption to FMRFamide. A comparison of these results with those from other studies suggests that there may be more than one type of endogenous RFamide-like peptide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Ulm, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schäfer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019835:FMRFamide; D005724:Ganglia / Q000032:analysis*; D006110:Grasshoppers / Q000032:analysis*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D019835:FMRFamide