Abstract
Catecholamines (CAs) were detected histochemically within over 185 cell bodies in the central nervous system (CNS) of juvenile and young adult Lymnaea. This distribution of CA-containing cells in all central ganglia except the pleural ganglia is more widespread than previously described but is consistent with other reports suggesting numerous roles for CAs within the nervous system. This study also describes the distribution of substances which are antigenically similar to four bovine enzymes for catecholamine synthesis, but the distribution patterns showed little or no overlap with each other or with CA. These results suggest the need for caution in the interpretation of such immunohistochemical studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 101-114 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Brain Research |
| Volume | 525 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 13 1990 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements. We thank Michael W. Baker for criticism of an earlier version of this report. The work was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology
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Croll, R. P., & Chiasson, B. J. (1990). Distribution of catecholamines and of immunoreactivity to substances like vertebrate enzymes for the synthesis of catecholamines within the central nervous system of the snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Brain Research, 525(1), 101-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(90)91325-B