NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry and nitric oxide synthase activity in deutocerebrum of the crayfish,Pacifastacus leniusculus (crustacea, decapoda)
Brain ResearchPublished 1 June 1994
Kjell Johansson, Mats Carlberg
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A role for NO as an intercellular messenger in the crayfish is indicated using the NADPH-diaphorase histochemical reaction, known as a selective marker for NO synthase in mammals, to localize specific neuronal elements in thecrayfish.
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The activity of an nitric oxide synthase in the deutocerebrum of the crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus was investigated with histochemical and biochemical methods. By using the NADPH-diaphorase histochemical reaction, known as a selective marker for NO synthase in mammals, it was possible to localize specific neuronal elements in the crayfish. Pronounced diaphorase-staining was observed in peripheral olfactory sensory cells and in the neuropil of the olfactory lobes. Less intense diaphorase-staining also occurred in other deutocerebral neuropils, such as the accessory lobes, the lateral antennular neuropil and in the deutocerebral commissure neuropil. The biochemical assay revealed a calcium/calmodulin-dependent formation of citrulline from L-arginine in brain homogenate. It was also possible to show that the selective NO synthase inhibitor L-NOARG decreased the formation of citrulline. These data indicate a role for NO as an intercellular messenger in the crayfish.
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