Octopamine Receptors on 'Aplysia' Neurons: Further Evidence for a Function of Octopamine as a Neurotransmitter.

Abstract

Some neurons in Aplysia have receptors which are much more sensitive to octopamine than any other structurally related compound. Most such receptors mediate a hyperpolarizing conductance increase to K(+). These responses when considered with the octopamine content of whole ganglia and single neurons strongly suggest that octopamine is a neurotransmitter in Aplysia.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013030

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  • D. O. Carpenter
  • G. L. Gaubatz

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

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  • Biology

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  • Neuroscience