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20-Hydroxy-ecdysone as a modulator of electrical activity in neurosecretory cells of Rhodnius prolixus

Journal of Insect Physiology, ISSN: 0022-1910, Vol: 28, Issue: 3, Page: 243-248
1982
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    7

Article Description

Ovariectomy of the adult female Rhodnius results in a reduction of the electrical activity of the corpus cardiacum. Injection of 20-hydroxy-ecdysone into ovariectomized animals increases the activity to control values. Incubation of heads isolated from ovariectomized females in 1.0 × 10 −7 M 20-hydroxy-ecdysone elicits a recruitment of large-amplitude spikes and the appearance of bursting activity in the corpus cardiacum of mated females which is characteristic of neurohormone release. Simultaneous recordings from the median neurosecretory cells and the corpus cardiacum demonstrate that the action neurosecretory cells.

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