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Constitutive activity of N-β-alanyl-catecholamine ligase in insect brain
(Elsevier Ireland, 2004-09-05)
N-Beta-Alanyldopamine (NBAD) is the primary catechol tanning agent precursor in typical brown or yellow insect cuticle. The insect integument enzyme responsible for the synthesis of NBAD was reported to be expressed solely ...
Orcokinins contribute to the regulation of vitellogenin transcription in the cockroach Blattella germanica
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2015-11)
Orcokinins (OKs) are neuropeptides that were first identified in crustacean through their myotropic activity. In insects, the OK gene gives rise to two mRNAs coding for two different families of conserved mature neuropeptides: ...
Morphology and physiology of the olfactory system of blood-feeding insects
(Elsevier, 2014-04)
Several blood-feeding (hematophagous) insects are vectors of a number of diseases including dengue, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis which persistently affect public health throughout Latin America. The vectors of those ...
NBAD-hydrolase processing in brain and epidermis of Drosophila melanogaster
(University of Oklahoma, 2011-03)
Drosophila melanogaster genes ebony and tan are responsible for the synthesis and hydrolysis of N-â-alanylderivatives of biogenic amines, such as N-â-alanyldopamine (NBAD) and N-â- alanylhistamine (carcinine). These are ...
OKB, a novel family of brain-gut neuropeptides from insects
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2012-07)
In insects, neuropeptides play a central role in the control of most physiological processes. The knowledge and characterization of new neuropeptide families, is of interest on the fields of Genetics, Genomics, Neurobiology, ...
Social insects: Morphophysiology of the nervous system
(2011-12-01)
Social insects are an interesting model to neurobiological studies due to the simplicity of its brain commanding the complex behaviors demanded by eusocial relationships and its capacity of learning and memorizing. In their ...
Differentiation of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) antennal lobes during metamorphosis: a comparative study among castes and sexes
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2011-01-01)
In insects the antennal lobes (AL) constitute the brain deutocerebrum. In bees they consist of two neuropil regions, each associated with one antenna, delimited by a layer of glial cells and somata of neurons. The neuropil ...
Differentiation of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) antennal lobes during metamorphosis: a comparative study among castes and sexes
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2011-01-01)
In insects the antennal lobes (AL) constitute the brain deutocerebrum. In bees they consist of two neuropil regions, each associated with one antenna, delimited by a layer of glial cells and somata of neurons. The neuropil ...
Polybioside, a Neuroactive Compound from the Venom of the Social Wasp Polybia paulista
(Amer Chemical SocWashingtonEUA, 2010)