Common projection areas of 5-HT- and GABA-like immunoreactive fibers in the visual system of the honeybee

Brain Res. 1986 Aug 20;380(2):368-70. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(86)90237-4.

Abstract

The visual system of the honeybee contains gamma-aminobutyric acid-(GABA)-like and 5-hydroxytryptamine-(5-HT)-like immunoreactive tangential fibers of similar morphology. These tangential fibers belong to two different cell types, as revealed by a double labelling procedure on the same section with GABA- and 5-HT-antisera, raised in different animals. The common projection areas of both fiber types suggests a possible interaction of serotonergic and GABAergic pathways in an insect visual system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bees / physiology*
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Neurons / analysis
  • Neurons / classification*
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Serotonin / analysis
  • Serotonin / physiology*
  • Visual Pathways / analysis
  • Visual Pathways / physiology*
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / analysis
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / physiology*

Substances

  • Serotonin
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid