Transmitter substances in insects: A review

Inhibition in the nervous system and gamma-aminobutyric acid

1961 • 412 citations

PERIPHERAL INHIBITION IN SKELETAL MUSCLE OF INSECTS

1965 • 409 citations

THE QUANTITATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF 5‐HYDROXY‐TRYPTAMINE IN THE INVERTEBRATES, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEMS*

1960 • 359 citations

The Physiology of the Insect Central Nervous System

1966 • 338 citations

Learning of leg position by the ventral nerve cord in headless insects

1962 • 256 citations

Pharmacological Properties of Excitatory Neuromuscular Synapses in the Locust

1968 • 225 citations

The distribution of catechol amines in lower animals and their effect on the heart.

1954 • 207 citations

The physiological effects of corpus cardiacum extracts in locusts

1969 • 183 citations

Iontophoretic application of acetylcholine and gaba onto insect central neurones

1969 • 182 citations

Neurotransmitters and modulators in the animal kingdom.

1967 • 173 citations

COMPARATIVE NEUROCHEMISTRY

1965 • 166 citations

The action of potassium on the superior cervical ganglion of the cat

1936 • 163 citations

The pharmacology of synapses

1970 • 162 citations

Insect Neuromuscular Mechanisms

1967 • 140 citations

PROPERTIES OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE SHEATH OF THE COCKROACH ABDOMINAL NERVE CORD ,

1956 • 132 citations

Pharmacologically active constituents of the cockroach corpus cardiacum: Resolution and some characteristics

1965 • 128 citations

Transmission in invertebrate and vertebrate ganglia.

1967 • 127 citations

Neuromuscular Transmitter Substance in Insect Visceral Muscle

1967 • 125 citations

The presence of glutamate in nerve-muscle perfusates of Helix, Carcinus and Periplaneta

1965 • 121 citations

The structure and metabolic properties of tissue preparations from Schistocerca gregaria (desert locust)

1958 • 120 citations

Comparison of the actions of iontophoretically applied acetylcholine and gamma aminobutyric acid with the EPSP and IPSP in cockroach central neurons

1970 • 119 citations

Chemical Transmission at the Insect Excitatory Neuromuscular Synapse

1966 • 116 citations

THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC LOCALIZATION OF CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF AN INSECT, PERIPLANET A AMERICANAL.

1965 • 110 citations

Histochemical localization of catecholamines in the brain of normal and drug-treated cockroaches

1968 • 105 citations

L-Glutamate at Insect Excitatory Nerve–Muscle Synapses

1968 • 103 citations

The Physiological Significance of Acetylcholine in Insects and Observations upon other Pharmacologically Active Substances

1963 • 102 citations

Spontaneous miniature potentials from insect muscle fibres

1963 • 102 citations

Secretion of an Orthodiphenol in the Corpus Cardiacum of the Insect

1953 • 100 citations

Catecholamine Containing Neurons in the Cockroach Brain

1966 • 99 citations

Synaptic transmission in the last abdominal ganglion of the cockroach

1960 • 97 citations

The Control of Visceral Muscles in Insects

1964 • 94 citations

Pharmacological Observations on the Desheathed Last Abdominal Ganglion of the Cockroach1

1957 • 93 citations

The Action of Iontophoretically Applied Glutamate On Insect Muscle Fibres

1968 • 91 citations

THE CONTROL OF NEUROSECRETION AND DIAPAUSE BY PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE BRAIN OF THE CECROPIA SILKWORM

1955 • 89 citations

Synthesis of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the American cockroach

1963 • 88 citations

Biosynthesis of catecholamines in insects.

1966 • 88 citations

Invertebrate Pharmacology

1968 • 85 citations

Acetylcholine and related substances in the cockroach, fly and crayfish and the effect of DDT

1946 • 84 citations

Major Problems in Neuroendocrinology.

1965 • 84 citations

Glutamate Sensitivity of Denervated Insect Muscle Fibres

1969 • 77 citations

Occurrence of Catecholamines in Acrania and Invertebrates

1961 • 77 citations

Pharmacological properties of excitatory neuromuscular transmission in the hindgut of the cockroach, Leucophaea maderae

1970 • 76 citations

SYNAPTIC CONDUCTION TO GIANT FIBERS OF THE COCKROACH AND THE ACTION OF ANTICHOLINESTERASES

1947 • 73 citations

Noradrenaline and dopamine content in the brain of the cockroachPeriplaneta americana

1969 • 71 citations

The heart and associated tissues of anopheles quadrimaculatus say (Diptera: Culicidae)

1954 • 71 citations

Autointoxication and Some Stress Phenomena

1963 • 70 citations

The Cholinergic System in Insect Development

1969 • 68 citations

Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials in Grasshopper Muscle

1964 • 68 citations

The Distribution of Esterase in the Nervous System and other Tissues of the Insect Rhodnius prolixus

1958 • 67 citations

The time course of development of acetylcholinesterase and choline acetyltransferase in Drosophila melanogaster

1970 • 67 citations

THE RELEASE OF EFFERENT NERVE ACTIVITY IN THE ROACH, PERIPLANETA AMERICANA, BY EXTRACTS OF THE CORPUS CARDIACUM

1960 • 66 citations

CONTROL OF FLASHING IN FIREFLIES. II. ROLE OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

1963 • 65 citations

BINDING OF MUSCARONE BY EXTRACTS OF HOUSEFLY BRAIN: RELATIONSHIP TO RECEPTORS FOR ACETYLCHOLINE

1970 • 65 citations

Sensitivity of Neurones of the Insect Central Nervous System to Iontophoretically Applied Acetylcholine or GABA

1969 • 64 citations

The effect of acetylcholine, glutamic acid and GABA on the contractions of the perfused cockroach leg

1965 • 63 citations

The action of 5‐hydroxytryptamine and related compounds on neuromuscular transmission in the locust Schistocerca gregaria

1961 • 61 citations

THE PHARMACOLOGY OF SYNAPSES

1971 • 60 citations

Notizen: Vorkommen von Serotonin im Nervensystem von Periplaneta americana L. (Insecta)

1961 • 60 citations

The Neurochemistry of Arthropods

1966 • 60 citations

ACTION OF INSECT NEUROSECRETION UPON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IN VITRO AND UPON BEHAVIOR

1958 • 58 citations

Acetylcholine in Periplaneta americana L.—I

1958 • 56 citations

The effect of various biogenic amines on the activity of the foregut of the cockroach, Blaberus giganteus

1969 • 56 citations

Effect of Drugs On Luminescence in Larval Fireflies

1968 • 55 citations

Substances controlling the Rate of Beating of the Heart of Periplaneta

1961 • 53 citations

The mode of action of the heart accelerating factor from the corpus cardiacum of insects

1961 • 53 citations

THE ACTION OF DRUGS ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE LOCUST (LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA)

1958 • 52 citations

Transport of Neurohormones from the Corpora Cardiaca in Insects

1963 • 52 citations

The Mode of Action of the Corpus Cardiacum On the Hind Gut in Periplaneta Americana

1962 • 52 citations

STUDIES IN THE MODE OF ACTION OF INSECTICIDES

1952 • 52 citations

Site of action of pharmacologically active compounds on the heart of Periplaneta americana L.

1968 • 51 citations

The Electrical and Mechanical Events of Neuro-Muscular Transmission in the Cockroach, Periplaneta Americana (L.)*

1950 • 50 citations

GLUCOSE AND AMINO ACID METABOLISM IN SOME INVERTEBRATE NERVOUS SYSTEMS

1969 • 49 citations

The estimation of acetylcholine in insects

1956 • 49 citations

The effect of l-glutamate, acetylcholine and gamma-aminobutyric acid on the miniature end-plate potentials and contractures of the coxal muscles of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana

1966 • 48 citations

Cellular Aspects of Invertebrate Neuropharmacology

1970 • 48 citations

On the ultrastructural localization of catecholamines in the beta lobes (corpora pedunculata) of Periplaneta americana

1970 • 47 citations

Neural Control of Firefly Luminescence

1970 • 47 citations

Effect of Adrenergic Drugs on the Lantern of the Larval Photuris Firefly

1968 • 46 citations

The neurochemistry of arthropods

1966 • 45 citations

The Synaptic Transmission and Related Phenomena in Insects

1968 • 44 citations

Adrenergic properties of the cockroach corpus cardiacum

1961 • 44 citations

Adrenergic transmission in the light organ of the firefly, Photinus pyralis

1965 • 44 citations

The cholinesterase of insect nerves

1945 • 44 citations

Physiologically active factors from corpora cardiaca of Periplaneta americana

1970 • 43 citations

Heart accelerators and decelerators in the nervous system of Periplaneta americana (L.)

1962 • 43 citations

The effect of drugs on the alimentary canal of the African migratory locust Locusta migratoria

1966 • 43 citations

Pharmacological Studies on the Auditory Synapses in A Grasshopper

1961 • 43 citations

Cholinergische Synapsen im Oberschlundganglion der Waldameise (Formica lugubris Zett.)

1966 • 42 citations

Die Isolierung neurohormonaler Faktoren aus dem Nervensystem der Küchenschabe Periplaneta americana

1960 • 42 citations

The free amino acid pool of the cockroach (Periplaneta americana) central nervous system and the effect of insecticides

1964 • 42 citations

Control of efferent activity in the cockroach terminal abdominal ganglion by extracts of corpora cardiaca

1962 • 42 citations

The Relation Between Ionization and Toxicity to Insects for Some Neuropharmacological Compounds1

1958 • 41 citations

Microspectrofluorimetric and chemical investigation of catecholamine-containing structures in the thoracic ganglia of trichoptera

1970 • 41 citations

Permeability of the Abdominal Nerve Cord of the American Cockroach, Periplaneta Americana L. to Quaternary Ammonium Salts

1967 • 40 citations

CONTROL OF FLASHING IN FIREFLIES. III. PERIPHERAL EXCITATION

1963 • 39 citations

The metabolism of acetylcholine in the intact central nervous system of an insect (Periplaneta Americana L.)

1965 • 39 citations

The effect of anticholinesterases and related substances on nervous activity in the cockroach.

1948 • 39 citations

The Penetration of Acetylcholine Into the Central Nervous Tissues of An Insect (Periplaneta Americana L.)

1965 • 39 citations

Acetylcholine and cholinesterase in the insect central nervous system

1941 • 38 citations

ACETYLCHOLINE IN PERIPLANETA AMERICANA L.: III. ACETYLCHOLINE IN ROACHES TREATED WITH TETRAETHYL PYROPHOSPHATE AND 2,2-BIS(p-CHLOROPHENYL)-1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE

1959 • 38 citations

Monoaminhaltige Strukturen im Zentralnervensystem der Trichoptera (Insecta)

1968 • 38 citations

Locomotor activity in Drosophila—V. A comparative biochemical study of selectively bred populations

1969 • 38 citations

Biochemical Changes during Learning in an Insect Ganglion

1970 • 37 citations

Physiological Investigations into the Heart Function of Arthropods

1951 • 37 citations

The Release of a Neuroactive Agent by the American Cockroach after Exposure to DDT or Electrical Stimulation1

1959 • 36 citations

The action of acetylcholine, atropine and nicotine on the heart of the grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)

1939 • 36 citations

A comparative study of the intermediary metabolism of l-glutamate in muscle and nervous tissue

1967 • 36 citations

Rôle of cardiac neurons in the cockroach heartbeat

1968 • 36 citations

Pharmacology and fine structure of peripheral muscle innervation in the cockroach Periplaneta americana

1965 • 34 citations

Distribution of Choline Acetylase in Insect Conductive Tissue

1958 • 34 citations

Selektive Ausschüttung von Neurohormonen nach elektrischer Reizung der Corpora cardiaca von Periplaneta americana in vitro

1970 • 33 citations

Activity of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase in Insect Nerve Tissue

1961 • 33 citations

The Use of Acetyl Thiocholine in the Histochemical Study of the Action of Organophosphorus Insecticides12

1958 • 32 citations

The Location of Penetration Barriers in the Ganglia of the American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.)

1968 • 32 citations

Acetylcholine in Periplaneta americana L.—II

1958 • 32 citations

Physiological Action of Drugs and Insecticides on Insects

1955 • 31 citations

The physiological significance of acetylcholine

1962 • 30 citations

The Occurrence of Choline Esters in the Honey-Bee.

1954 • 30 citations

Some Effects of the Ionic Composition of the Extracellular Fluid On the Electrical Activity of the Cockroach Abdominal Nerve Cord

1962 • 29 citations

Studies in the Pharmacology of the Heart of the Orthopteron, Stenopelmatus

1949 • 29 citations

Esterases in the Semi-Intact Cockroach1

1957 • 28 citations

Action of epinephrine and related compounds upon the insect nervous system

1963 • 27 citations

Farbwechsel der Larve von Corethra plumicornis

1949 • 26 citations

The effects of cholinergic substances upon the isolated heart of Periplaneta americana

1964 • 26 citations

Localization of Cholinesterases in the American Cockroach

1958 • 25 citations

The Action of Rotenone and Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate on the isolated Heart of the Cockroach

1950 • 25 citations

AGING IN AN ADULT INSECT HEART

1967 • 25 citations

Effect of Ionization upon Penetration of Organophosphates to the Nerve Cord of the Cockroach1

1959 • 24 citations

The Electrical and Mechanical Responses of the Prothoracic Flexor Tibialis Muscle of the Stick Insect, Carausius Morosus Br

1958 • 24 citations

Circadian changes of acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain of house-crickets (Acheta domesticus L.)

1970 • 23 citations

Effect of Insecticides on Neurophysiological Activity in Insects

1960 • 23 citations

Neuromuscular transmission in insects: Effect of injected chemical agents

1967 • 23 citations

A re‐investigation of evidence for cholinergic neuromuscular transmission in insects

1970 • 23 citations

Electrical activity in insect nerve cell bodies

1968 • 22 citations

The cholinergic system in insect diapause

1967 • 22 citations

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRODUCTION OF LIGHT BY THE FIREFLY

1910 • 21 citations

The effect of γ-aminobutyric acid and β-alanine on bioelectrical activity of nerve ganglia of the pine moth caterpillar (Dendrolimus pini)

1961 • 21 citations

Response of cockroach cardiac neurons to cholinergic compounds

1968 • 20 citations

A Comparison of the Cholinesterase in the Heads of the House Fly, the Cockroach, and the Honey Bee

1951 • 20 citations

ACETYLCHOLINE IN PERIPLANETA AMERICANA L.: IV. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ESTERASE INHIBITION IN INTOXICATION, ACETYLCHOLINE LEVELS, AND NERVOUS CONDUCTION

1960 • 19 citations

The effect of iontophoretic injection of l-glutamic acid and γ-amino-N-butyric acid on the miniature end-plate potentials and contractures of the coxal muscles of the cockroach Periplaneta americana L.

1967 • 19 citations

Curare as a Neuromuscular Blocking Agent in Insects

1966 • 19 citations

Electrographic Recording of Foregut Activity in Larvae of Galleria Mellonella

1960 • 18 citations

Penetration of diazoxon and acetyl choline into the thoracic ganglia in susceptible and resistant houseflies and the effects of fixatives

1963 • 18 citations

THE OCCURRENCE OF ACETYLCHOLINE IN THE HOUSEFLY, MUSCA DOMESTICA L.

1956 • 18 citations

The activity of acetylcholinesterase during development of the moth, Celerio euphorbiae

1970 • 18 citations

Neurohormonale Steuerung der Herzt�tigkeit bie Insekten

1956 • 17 citations

Synaptic Transmission in the Cockroach

1958 • 17 citations

PHYSIOLOGICAL EVENTS IN ORGANOPHOSPHORUS POISONING

1959 • 17 citations

Release of a Synaptically Active Material by Nicotine in the Central Nervous System of the American Cockroach13

1970 • 17 citations

Effects of the Alkaloid Nicotine on the Rhythmicity of Isolated Heart Preparations From Periplaneta americana and Prodenia eridania

1937 • 17 citations

Changes in the pericardial cells of Periplaneta americana induced by exposure to homogenates of the corpus cardiacum

1962 • 16 citations

Neurohormonale Beeinflussung der Herztätigkeit bei der Larve von Corethra

1958 • 16 citations

A note on the effects of some cholinergic and anticholinergic drugs on the aggressive behaviour and spontaneous electrical activity of the central nervous system in the ant, Formica rufa

1968 • 16 citations

Barrier systems in insect ganglia and their implications for toxicology.

1967 • 15 citations

Effects of salts on Anopheles heart rates

1956 • 14 citations

Action of Nicotine on Neural Synaptic Transmission in the American Cockroach12

1970 • 14 citations

ASPECTS OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN INSECTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE COCKROACH, PERIPLANETA AMERICANA

1964 • 13 citations

Stimulation of Uterine Contraction by Extracts of the Cockroach, Periplaneta

1961 • 13 citations

THE OCCURRENCE OF ACETYLCHOLINE IN THE HOUSEFLY, MUSCA DOMESTICA L.

1956 • 12 citations

Effects of drugs onAnopheles heart rates

1956 • 12 citations

AN INVESTIGATION OF FACTOR S, A NEUROMUSCULAR EXCITATORY SUBSTANCE FROM INSECTS AND CRUSTACEA ,

1967 • 12 citations

The effects of curare in the cockroach. II. Blockage of nerve impulses by dTC.

1970 • 12 citations

The Possible Involvement of An Amino Acid Decarboxylase in the Stimulation of the Pericardial Cells of Periplaneta by the Corpus Cardiacum

1963 • 11 citations

The pharmacology of cardioaccelerators in the central nervous system of Periplaneta americana (L.)

1969 • 11 citations

FACTOR S—A SUBSTANCE WHICH EXCITES CRUSTACEAN MUSCLE

1960 • 11 citations

Actions of sympathomimetic amines on the isolated light organ of the firefly Photinus pyralis.

1968 • 10 citations

Neurophysiological events during larval diapause and metamorphosis of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner

1967 • 9 citations

The Effects of Curare in the Cockroach: I. dTC-Induced Failure of Leg Contraction

1970 • 8 citations

Mechanism of the Effect of Epinephrine on Bioluminescence of the Firefly

1941 • 8 citations

A quantitative comparison of the activity of cardioacceleratory extracts from various portions of the cockroach nerve cord

1968 • 8 citations

Amino-Acids as Transmitter Substances

2015 • 7 citations

The Penetration of Acetylcholine into the Central Nervous System of the Cockroach Periplaneta Americana L

1967 • 6 citations

Gamma aminobutyric acid induced changes in the spontaneous firing rates of insect neurons

1967 • 5 citations

Bromolysergic Acid Diethylamide in Physiological Studies of Lepidopterous Larvae1

1969 • 4 citations

Biochemistry Takes Stock

1971 • 1 citations