Abstract
The effect of cercal deafferentation (cercectomy) on the ganglionic protein metabolism of the cricket, Gryllotalpa africana was studied. Significant changes in the activities of the enzymes acetylcholinesterase, glutamate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were observed in the terminal ganglion following unilateral and bilateral cercectomy.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acetylcholinesterase / metabolism
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Alanine Transaminase / metabolism
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Animals
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Aspartate Aminotransferases / metabolism
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Ganglia / enzymology
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Ganglia / metabolism*
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Glutamate Dehydrogenase / metabolism
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Gryllidae
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
Substances
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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Glutamate Dehydrogenase
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Aspartate Aminotransferases
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Alanine Transaminase
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Acetylcholinesterase