Insect Neurochemistry and Neurophysiology · 1986

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Insect Neuropeptides - Pure and Applied....Pages 3-27
Prothoracicotropic Hormones and Neurohormones in Bombyx Mori ....Pages 29-51
Endocrine Timing Signals that Direct Ecdysial Physiology and Behavior....Pages 53-77
Hormonal Control of Diuresis in Insects....Pages 79-90
Chemistry of Synapses and Synaptic Transmission in the Nervous System of Insects....Pages 91-115
Biogenic Amine Receptors and Their Mode of Action in Insects....Pages 117-141
Embryonic Formation of a Simple Neurosecretory Nerve in the Moth, Manduca Sexta ....Pages 143-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Overview: Progress in Insect Neurochemistry....Pages 175-178
Approaches to Generating Monoclonal Antibodies to the Prothoracicotropic Hormone in Manduca Sexta ....Pages 179-182
Structure/Activity Relationships in the Adipokinetic Hormone/Red Pigment Concentrating Hormone Family....Pages 183-186
Lipoprotein/Apoprotein Interactions During Adipokinetic Hormone Action in Locusta ....Pages 187-190
Presence and Preliminary Characterisation of Factors Regulating Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Isolated from the Corpus Cardiacum of the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper....Pages 191-194
Isolation and Structure of the Hypertrehalosemic Hormone from Blaberus Discoidalis Cockroaches....Pages 195-198
Comparative Actions of a New Series of Myotropic Peptides on the Visceral Muscles of an Insect....Pages 199-202
Leucomyosuppressin: A Decapeptide that Inhibits Hindgut Contractile Activity in Leucophaea Maderae ....Pages 203-206
Enzymatic Degradation of Proctolin in the CNS of the Locust, Schistocerca Gregaria , by Membrane Bound Enzymes....Pages 207-210
Endocrine Regulations of Protein Synthesis by the in Vitro Fat Body from Blaberus Discoidalis Cockroaches....Pages 211-214
Neurohormonal Regulation of Pheromone Biosynthesis in Heliothis Zea : Evidence for Multiple Forms of the Hormone....Pages 215-218
HPLC Isolation and Purification of Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide of Heliothis Zea ....Pages 219-224
Novel Neuropeptides from the Corpus Cardiacum of a Cricket and a Cockroach....Pages 225-227
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Characterization of Vertebrate Peptide Hormone-Like Materials in the American Cockroach: Different Methods Employed to Investigate these Substances and Their Results....Pages 229-233
Neurochemical and Behavioral Effects of Biogenic Amine Depleters in the Blow Fly, Phormia Regina ....Pages 235-238
Protective Function of Gangliosides Against the Disruptive Action of DDT and Deltamethrin....Pages 239-242
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Components of Insect Acetylcholinesterase....Pages 243-246
Binding of Synthetic Insect Peptide Analogs to Components of Insect Membrane Preparations....Pages 247-250
Second Messengers Linked to the Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor in Locust ( Schistocerca gregaria ) Ganglia....Pages 251-254
Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides in the Olfactory Pathway of the Sphinx Moth Manduca Sexta ....Pages 255-258
Octopaminergic Regulation of an Insect Visceral Muscle....Pages 259-262
Neurochemical Regulation of Light Emission from Photocytes....Pages 263-266
Protein Phosphorylation Associated with Synaptosomal Membranes of the Pupal Brain of Manduca Sexta ....Pages 267-270
The Control of Casein Kinase II Activity and Protein Phosphorylation in the Brain of Manduca Sexta by Polyamines....Pages 271-274
Overview: Progress in Insect Neurophysiology....Pages 277-280
The Maturation of Adult Locust Corpora Allata and Development of Responsiveness to Allatotropin....Pages 281-284
Differential Synthesis and Allatotropic Stimulation of JH-III and JH-III Diol in Locust Corpora Allata....Pages 285-288
Occurrence of Allatostatin in the Cockroach, Diploptera Punctata , and its Effect In Vitro on Corpora Allata from Females in Different Reproductive Stages....Pages 289-292
Inhibition of JH I Synthesis In Vitro by a Cerebral Allatostatic Neuropeptide in Manduca Sexta ....Pages 293-296
Parasite Redirection of Neurohormonally Driven Developmental Pathways that are Associated with Size Thresholds....Pages 297-300
Role of Juvenile Hormone and Juvenile Hormone Esterase in Relation to Cuticle Tanning in Spodoptera Litura ....Pages 301-305
Effect of Precocene-II on Endocrines, Feeding and Digestion in the Semilooper Caterpillar, Achoea Janata....Pages 307-314
Studies on the Regulation, Function and Properties of Juvenile Hormone Esterases of Trichoplusia Ni ....Pages 315-318
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Dissociation of the Prothoracic Glands of Manduca Sexta into Hormone-Responsive Cells....Pages 319-322
Gypsy Moth Prothoracic Gland: Response to a Synthetic Peptide Analog....Pages 323-326
Prothoracicotropic Hormone Stimulation of Ecdysone Synthesis by the Prothoracic Glands of the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria Dispar ....Pages 327-330
Discovery and Partial Characterization of Prothoracicotropic Hormones of the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria Dispar ....Pages 331-334
Effect of Bombyx 4K-PTTH and Bovine Insulin on Testis Development of Indian Silkworm, Philosamia Cynthia Ricini ....Pages 335-338
Presence of Gonadotropic and Prothoracicotropic Factors in Pupal and Adult Heads of Mosquitoes....Pages 339-342
 In Vitro Activation of Prothoracic Glands from Diapause and Non-Diapause Destined Sarcophaga Argyrostoma and Calliphora Vicina ....Pages 343-346
High Temperature Induced Termination of Diapause in Lepidopterous Insects....Pages 347-350
Host-Seeking in a Diapausing Mosquito....Pages 351-354
An Acth-Like Diuretic Hormone in Locusts....Pages 355-357
The Biology and Regulation of Post-Eclosion Diuresis in Adult Heliothis Zea ....Pages 359-362
Isolation and Purification of Two AVP-Like Factors from Locusta Migratoria ....Pages 363-366
Factor from Brains of Male Heliothis Virescens Induces Ecdysteroid Production by Testes....Pages 367-370
Head Critical Periods for Controlling Apyrene and Eupyrene Spermiogenesis in the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia Nubilalis ....Pages 371-374
Electrical Properties of Membranes of Cells of the Corpora Allata of the Cockroach Diploptera Punctata : Evidence for the Presence of Voltage-Sensitive Calcium Channels....Pages 375-378
Patch Clamp and Noise Analysis Studies of Neurotransmitter Receptors of Cultured Insect Neurones....Pages 379-382
Voltage Dependent Conductances in Cultured Cockroach Neurones....Pages 383-386
Variation in Activity of a Major Molecular Form of AChE in Brain and Smooth Muscle During Tenebrio Metamorphosis....Pages 387-392
Sodium Channels of the Cockroach Central Nervous System Synaptosomes....Pages 393-396
Isolation and Biological Activity of Synaptic Toxins from the Venom of the Funnel Web Spider, Agelenopsis Aperta ....Pages 397-400
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Peptide Toxins from Arthropod Venoms Disrupt Feeding and Utilization of Diet in the Cotton Bollworm....Pages 401-404
Whole-Cell and Single-Channel Recording from Insect Myosacs....Pages 405-408
Enhanced Increase of Tyramine and Octopamine Through the Inhibition Of Monoamine Oxidase and The Synergistic Effect of Chlordimeform Towards Deltamethrin....Pages 409-413
Ecdysteroid Levels in Eggs and Larvae of Toxorhynchites Amboinensis ....Pages 415-420
Effect of Biogenic Amines on Moulting in Some Lepidopterous Larvae....Pages 421-423
Overview: Progress in Insect Neuroanatomy....Pages 427-430
Localization and Release of FMRFamide-Like Immuno-Reactivity in an Insect Cerebral Neuroendocrine System....Pages 431-434
Association of the Neuropeptide Proctolin with Oviduct Visceral Muscle....Pages 435-438
Homologies Between Perineuronal Serotonin Fiber Systems in Rhodnius Prolixus and in Manduca Sexta : Evidence for Neurohemal Organs for Serotonin Release....Pages 439-442
Localization of AKH/RPCH-Related Peptides in Insects and Other Invertebrates....Pages 443-446
The Pericardial Sinus, a Neurohemal Organ in Cyclorrhaphan Flies....Pages 447-450
Back Matter....Pages 451-484