title: L-leucine: a neuroactive substance in insects.
abstract: A compound was isolated from the blood of silkworm larvae, Bombyx mori, which had been prostrated with DDT; this compound increased the spontaneous discharge in the isolated abdominal nerve cord of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. The compound was identified as L-leucine.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000294:innervation; D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D003058:Cockroaches; D003634:DDT / Q000494:pharmacology; D007532:Isoleucine / Q000097:blood; D007814:Larva / Q000032:analysis; D007930:Leucine / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D007532:Isoleucine; D014443:Tyrosine; D003634:DDT; D007930:Leucine