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Immunocytochemical localization of enkephalin and substance P in retina and eyestalk neurones of lobster

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Enkephalin and substance P are two peptides found in vertebrate nervous systems that have been intensively studied with regard to cellular distribution and receptor mechanisms1–3. Invertebrate nervous systems, which are extremely useful in elucidating general principles of neural functions4–6, can also be used as models for the analysis of peptidergic mechanisms7,8. The accessibility, regularity, small number and relatively large size of the neural components of one such system, the crustacean compound eye, have facilitated the accumulation of detailed information about their anatomy9–11 and physiology12–14, and provided insight into basic principles of intercellular communication12–14. We report here that immunoreactivity of enkephalin and substance P can be localized to specific neural elements in the visual system of the spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus. Our observations suggest that this highly organized, simple in vivo system may be a convenient model to evaluate the cellular mechanisms of these peptides. Although several neuropeptides have been localized in vertebrate retinal inter-neurones15, our results are the first to detect a known peptide in primary photoreceptors.

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  1. Jorge R. Mancillas: Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA

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    Jorge R. Mancillas, Jacqueline F. McGinty, Allen I. Selverston, Harvey Karten & Floyd E. Bloom

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    Jorge R. Mancillas, Jacqueline F. McGinty, Allen I. Selverston, Harvey Karten & Floyd E. Bloom

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Mancillas, J., McGinty, J., Selverston, A. et al. Immunocytochemical localization of enkephalin and substance P in retina and eyestalk neurones of lobster. Nature 293, 576–578 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/293576a0

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