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Octopamine and proctolin mimic spontaneous membrane depolarisation inLucilia larvae

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Octopamine and proctolin at concentrations below 10−8 M reversibly induce a spontaneous rhythmic depolarization which occurs in body-wall muscles ofLucilia larvae. The effect appears to be postsynaptic and mediated by receptors specific for each substance.

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  1. S. N. Irving

    Present address: ICI Plant Protection, Jealotts Hill Research Station, RG 12 6EY, Brackwell, Berks., England

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  1. Division of Toxicology and Physiology, Department of Entomology, University of California, 92521, Riverside, California, USA

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This work was supported by NIEHS grant No. ES00814 and EPA grant No. R804345.

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Irving, S.N., Miller, T.A. Octopamine and proctolin mimic spontaneous membrane depolarisation inLucilia larvae. Experientia 36, 566–568 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01965804

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