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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4439
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
The formamidine pesticide chlordimeform and its N-demethylated metabolites cause the light organ of the firefly Photinus pyralis L. to glow brightly. Monodemethyl chlordimeform is active at doses as low as 5 nanograms per insect when applied topically. This action is postsynaptic and probably involves membrane-bound receptors since cyproheptadine blocks the glows induced by both monodemethyl chlordimeform and octopamine, the putative neurotransmitter in the light organ. The pesticidal and pestistatic properties of the formamidines may result from actions on octopaminergic systems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
208
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
74-6
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Formamidine pesticides: octopamine-like actions in a firefly.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article