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AN AUTORADIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF ENDOCRINE ACTIVITY FOLLOWING FRONTAL GANGLIONECTOMY IN VIRGIN FEMALES OF MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES (ORTHOPTERA: ACRIDIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. Gillott ,
G. S. Dogra  and
Al B. Ewen
C. Gillott
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Sasltatoon
G. S. Dogra
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Al B. Ewen
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Abstract

The synthetic ability of type-A neurosecretory cells (NSC) and corpus allatum (CA) was investigated autoradiographically in both normal virgin females and those from which the frontal ganglion had been removed. Incorporation of 3H-cystine and 3H-uridine into the NSC was significantly lower in frontal ganglionectomized insects than in controls. There appeared to be no relationship between the level of isotope uptake and the amount of stainable material in the NSC. Ability of the CA to incorporate 3H-uridine seemed unaffected by the operation.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 102 , Issue 9 , September 1970 , pp. 1083 - 1088
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1970

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