title: Pharmacology of the octopamine-stimulated adenylate cyclase of the locust and tick CNS.
abstract: The presence of an octopamine-stimulated adenylate cyclase is shown in homogenates of the cerebral ganglion of the locust Schistocerca americana gregaria and the synganglion of the tick Boophilus microplus. A detailed study of the pharmacology of the activation of the enzyme of the two species is reported and compared with the pharmacology of octopamine receptors in other invertebrate preparations.
mesh_terms: D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D005724:Ganglia / Q000201:enzymology; D006110:Grasshoppers / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009655:Octopamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013987:Ticks / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D009655:Octopamine; C028435:2-octopamine; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases