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optic lobe

n.
Either of two lobes of the dorsal part of the midbrain, containing primary visual centers.

optic lobe

one of a pair of lobes found as swellings on the dorsal side of the midbrain of some lower vertebrates. The lobes integrate sensory information from the eyes and certain auditory reflexes. In mammals, the corpora quadrigemina are the equivalent of the optic lobes.
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Modulation of spontaneous and evoked EPSCs and IPSCs in optic lobe neurons of cuttlefish Sepia officinalis by the neuropeptide FMRF-amide.
Microtransplantation of cellular membranes from squid stellate ganglion reveals ionotropic GABA receptors
The OG is located over the optic stalk close to the optic lobe, it is covered by a fine connective layer, and has an elongate shape.
Ultrastructure of the optic gland of the squid Sepiotheutis sepioidea (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae)
PARP activity was assayed in optic lobes, supraesophageal mass, and optic nerves.
Characterization of novel cytoplasmic PARP in the brain of Octopus vulgaris
1983), we optimized an SV isolation protocol for squid (Logilo pealei [LeSueur, 1821]) optic lobe in this study to obtain a highly pure and intact SV population for biochemical and ultrastructural studies.
Isolation and ultrastructural characterization of squid synaptic vesicles
After the animals were sacrificed, the optic lobes were rapidly dissected from the animals and frozen at -70 [degrees]C.
Oral administration of pharmacologically active substances to squid: a methodological description
The cuttlefish optic lobe comprises an outer granule cell layer, a neurophil layer, an inner granule cell layer (the outer cortex), and numerous clusters of cell bodies separated by areas of nerve fibers and synaptic areas (the central medulla) (5).
Acetylcholine release and choline uptake by cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) optic lobe synaptosomes
Two major parts of the nervous system, the optic lobes and the nervous system of the arms, lie outside the brain capsule.
The octopus: a model for a comparative analysis of the evolution of learning and memory mechanisms
We refer to these regions as the dorsofrontal neuropil, optic lobe neuropil, and median protocerebral neuropil.
Morphology of the Nervous System of the Barnacle Cypris Larva (Balanus amphitrite Darwin) Revealed by Light and Electron Microscopy
Squid optic lobe (8-[[micro]meter]-thick cryosections) was used as a positive control tissue and gave positive results similar to those of Nelson et al.
Lead, learning, and calexcitin in Hermissenda
In previous experiments we have shown that the synaptosomal fraction from squid optic lobe incorporates [[.
Protein synthesis in the presynaptic endings of the squid photoreceptor neuron: in vitro and in vivo modulation
Squid optic lobe membranes (10-75 [[micro]gram] protein) were combined with the indicated concentrations of mono-iodo [125I]-daYFnLRFa, prepared and purified to 2200 Ci/mmole as before (Payza, 1987), in a total volume of 300 [[micro]liter] of 40 mM Pipes-Tris (pH 6.
Characterization and solubilization of the FMRFamide receptor of squid
We have previously shown that a system of protein synthesis is present in the squid giant axon (1, 2) and, more recently, in the nerve endings of the synaptosomal fraction prepared from squid optic lobe (3, 4).
Protein synthesis in nerve endings from squid brain: modulation by calcium ions

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