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Electrophysiological evidence of nervous involvement in the control of the prothoracic gland inPeriplaneta americana

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The nervous activity of the prothoracic gland nerve in the last larval instar ofPeriplaneta americana was investigated by means of suction electrodes. Nervous activity is low immediately before and after the last larval molt, and increases in the middle of the last intermolt phase. The level of nervous activity is in remarkable coincidence with the course of the ecdysteroid titer in the hemolymph. An involvement of nervous control mechanisms in the regulation of the prothoracic gland function should be taken into account.

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  1. Sektion Biologie der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Erbertstrasse 1, DDR-69, Jena, Germany

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Richter, K., Gersch, M. Electrophysiological evidence of nervous involvement in the control of the prothoracic gland inPeriplaneta americana. Experientia 39, 917–918 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990437

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