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Title:		Differential Octopaminergic Modulation of Olfactory Receptor Neuron Responses to Sex Pheromones in Heliothis virescens
Author(s):		Hillier NK; Kavanagh RM;
Address:		"Department of Biology, Acadia University, 33 Westwood Avenue, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6, Canada"
Journal Title:		PLoS One
Year:		2015
Volume:		20151209
Issue:		12
Page Number:		e0143179 -
DOI:		10.1371/journal.pone.0143179
ISSN/ISBN:		1932-6203 (Electronic) 1932-6203 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Octopamine is an important neuromodulator of neural function in invertebrates. Octopamine increases male moth sensitivity to female sex pheromones, however, relatively little is known as to the role of octopamine in the female olfactory system, nor its possible effects on the reception of non-pheromone odorants. The purpose of this study was to determine relative effects of octopamine on the sensitivity of the peripheral olfactory system in male and female Heliothis virescens. Single sensillum recording was conducted in both sexes following injection with octopamine or Ringer solution, and during odorant stimulation with conspecific female sex pheromone or host plant volatiles. Results indicate that octopamine plays a significant modulatory role in female sex pheromone detection in female moths; and that male and female pheromone detection neurons share distinct pharmacological and physiological similarities in H. virescens despite sexual dimorphism at the antennal level"
Keywords:		Adrenergic alpha-Agonists/pharmacology Animals Female Lepidoptera/*drug effects Male Octopamine/*pharmacology Olfactory Pathways/*drug effects Olfactory Receptor Neurons/drug effects/*physiology Pheromones/*pharmacology Sex Attractants/*pharmacology Sexua;
Notes:		"MedlineHillier, N Kirk Kavanagh, Rhys M B eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2015/12/10 PLoS One. 2015 Dec 9; 10(12):e0143179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143179. eCollection 2015"