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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 149, Issue 1 335-360, Copyright © 1990 by Company of Biologists

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FMRFamide-like peptides in the locust: distribution, partial characterization and bioactivity

S Robb and PD Evans
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Great Britain.

The quantitative distribution of FMRFamide-like peptides in the nervous system and in their putative target sites in the locust Schistocerca gregaria is described using radioimmunoassay techniques. The nature of the immunoreactive material has been characterized by high-pressure liquid chromatography. At least six peaks of FMRFamide-like immunoreactivity can be separated in extracts of locust nervous tissue. The relative proportions of these peaks vary from tissue to tissue, suggesting a differential expression of FMRFamide-like peptides in different parts of the locust nervous system. The bioactivity of the endogenous FMRFamide-like peptides has been assessed on the extensor tibiae neuromuscular preparation and on the locust heart. The results suggest that FMRFamide-like peptides in the locust function both as circulating neurohormones and as locally released neuromodulators or neurotransmitters.




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