Abstract
Uptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) by isolated whole nerve cords of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.), involved a dual component system, with one component consisting of rapid active uptake and the other of passive diffusion. Using high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection, it was shown that nerve cords contained 5-HT levels of about 350 ng/g and an equivalent amount of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), a 5-HT metabolite not previously reported in cockroach nerve cords. Amidines had no discernable effect on uptake of 5-HT or octopamine by nerve cords or on endogenous levels of 5-HT and 5-HIAA in cords.
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