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Octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust,Schistocerca gregaria

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The octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust,Schistocerca gregaria has been determined using sensitive radiochemical-enzymatic assays. Octopamine and dopamine are present in high concentration but the noradrenaline content is only 1/25 that of octopamine. Both reserpine and fusaric acid (a dopamine-β-hydroxylase inhibitor) produce a significant depletion of the octopamine stores.

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  1. Psychiatric Research Unit, University Hospital, S7N 0W8, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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The author is a M.R.C. of Canada Fellow. Thanks are due to Drs.A. A. Boulton, A. V. Juorio, andP. H. Wu for helpful discussion.

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Robertson, H.A. Octopamine, dopamine and noradrenaline content of the brain of the locust,Schistocerca gregaria . Experientia 32, 552–554 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990155

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