S-Antigen Antibody Partially Blocks Entrainment and the Effects of Constant Light on the Circadian Rhythm of Locomotor Activity in the Adult Blow Fly, Calliphora vicina
Cymborowski, B.; Hong, S.-F.; McWatters, H.G.; Saunders, D.S.; Cymborowski, B., Department of Invertebrate Physiology, Warsaw University, Zwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland; Hong, S.-F., Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK; McWatters, H.G., Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK; Saunders, D.S., Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
Журнал:
Journal of Biological Rhythms
Дата:
1996
Аннотация:
Injection of S-antigen (arrestin) antibody into the brain of the blow fly Calliphora vicina, appeared to reduce sensitivity to the photic effects of a light:dark cycle (LD; entrainment) or continuous "bright" light (LL; arrhythmicity). In LD, a proportion of the injected flies evaded entrainment or showed delayed entrainment. In bright LL, flies continued with a free-running rhythm, which remained unchanged (as in continuous darkness) or lengthened (as in "dim" LL). These results focus attention on four groups of arrestin-positive neurons in the fly's brain as potential components of the photoreceptive system.
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