title: Descending protocerebral neurons related to the mating dance of the male silkworm moth.
abstract: Descending protocerebral neurons in the male silkworm moth brain responding to the sexual pheromone (Bombykol) were identified. The neurons responded well with a tonic type of response and the high-frequency spikes evoked continued even after the end of the stimulus. Characteristics of the dose-response curves of the neurons to the pheromone remarkably resembled those of the wing vibration which is one of the mating behavioral components of the male moths.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000502:physiology*; D005724:Ganglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007395:Interneurons / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones / Q000502:physiology*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones; D012724:Sex Attractants