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  • Title: Octopamine-containing neurons in the alimentary tract of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida).
    Author: Csoknya M, Barna J, Bánvölgyi T, Hiripi L, Eckert M, Hámori J, Elekes K.
    Journal: Brain Res; 1997 Dec 19; 778(2):414-7. PubMed ID: 9459562.
    Abstract:
    Octopamine-containing nerve cells have been demonstrated in the enteric plexus of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida), applying immunocytochemistry and HPLC assay. A few octopamine-immunoreactive neurons occurred in the fore- and hindgut, whereas their number in the midgut was considerably greater. Octopamine levels detected by HPLC correlated with the distribution of octopamine-containing nerve cells. A regulatory role for these intrinsic octopaminergic neurons is suggested in the enteric plexus in the earthworm alimentary tract. This is the first report on the occurrence of octopamine-containing nerve cells in the peripheral nervous system of an invertebrate.
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