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3244124

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
The minor branch of the tritocerebral commissure of the locust, Locusta migratoria, contains only two axons which are from interneurons in the brain descending to the ventral cord ganglia. The smaller of these two neurons, the tritocerebral commissure dwarf (TCD), is immunoreactive to GABA, suggesting that it may be an inhibitory interneuron. We have exploited the accessibility of its axon in the commissure, first, to fill it with cobalt to define its morphology, and second, to record its input characteristics. It has a cell body and arborization of fine branches in the deutocerebrum of the brain, its axon passes contralateral through the tritocerebral commissure and it forms bilateral arborizations in the suboesophageal and three thoracic ganglia. It receives mechanosensory input from many regions of the ipsilateral body and head, and it is sensitive to illumination levels, generally showing greater spontaneous activity in the dark. It is one of the largest GABA-immunoreactive descending interneurons in the locust, suggesting it plays a prominent role in behaviour. Since it is easily accessible for physiological recording, its roles in circuits for particular components of behaviour should be amenable to investigation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0340-7594
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
164
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
141-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The tritocerebral commissure 'dwarf' (TCD): a major GABA-immunoreactive descending interneuron in the locust.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't