Physiological responses and central nervous projections of antennal olfactory 
receptor neurons in the adult desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: 
Acrididae)

Hansson, Bill; Ochieng, SA; Grosmaitre, X; Anton, S; Njagi, PGN

doi:10.1007/BF00222783

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Physiological responses and central nervous projections of antennal olfactory receptor neurons in the adult desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

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Hansson, B., Ochieng, S., Grosmaitre, X., Anton, S., & Njagi, P. (1996). Physiological responses and central nervous projections of antennal olfactory receptor neurons in the adult desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology, 179(2), 157-167. doi:10.1007/BF00222783.

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Olfactory receptor neurons present in two morphological sensillum types on the male Schistocerca gregaria antenna were for the first time investigated physiologically when stimulated with behaviourally relevant odours. Neurons present in trichoid/basiconic sensilla showed clear excitatory responses to compounds present in the male-produced aggregation pheromone and also to a plant produced compound. Sensilla could be categorised physiologically according to the responses of their receptor neurons to the tested stimuli. Also receptor neurons present in sensilla coeloconica responded to aggregation pheromone components, but always in an inhibitory fashion. These neurons could, however, be excited by a plant produced compound and by some acids present in the nymphal odour. The antennal lobe of the male S. gregaria was observed to contain about 1000 very small glomerular structures. Single receptor neurons were stained from the antenna to the antennal lobe using a cobalt lysine technique. These stainings revealed a multi glomerular axonal branching pattern of antennal receptor neurons.