Norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in brain parts of female Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) as found by two dissimilar fluorometric procedures.
Two dissimilar fluorometric procedures were used to compare norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in the telencephalon, diencephalon, cerebellum, and brain stem of female Japanese quail. Amount of norepinephrine in the telencephalon and brain stem was similar using both procedures, but more norepinephrine was found in the cerebellum and diencephalon by the Jacobowitz-Richardson method compared to the Anton-Sayre method. Serotonin could not be determined using the Anton-Sayre procedure but was detected easily by the Jacobowitz-Richardson procedure in all brain parts assayed. The most striking difference between the two procedures was in the level of dopamine detected. Dopamine was found only in the telencephalon using the Anton-Sayre procedure, but it was found in all brain parts using the Jacobowitz-Richardson procedure. This is the first report of significant dopamine in all principle parts of the Japanese quail brain.
D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000032:analysis; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000032:analysis; D003370:Coturnix / Q000378:metabolism*; D004027:Diencephalon / Q000032:analysis; D004298:Dopamine / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005470:Fluorometry / Q000379:methods; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000032:analysis*; D011784:Quail / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis*; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000032:analysis
D012701:Serotonin; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine