Distribution, functiona and reasearch progress of octopamine in insects.
Author of the article:PAN Can-Ping,LI Wei-Xi,ZHANG Lu-Jun,WANG Jin-Fang
Author's Workplace:(Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China)
Key Words:octopamine; functionality; distribution; review
Abstract:Octopamine was found to be one of biogenic amines in the invertebrate nervous system. It has been suggested that distribution and level of octopamine has various significant effects on physiological processes including growth, feeding and reproduction. In