Species: Gieysztoria cuspidata (Schmidt, 1861)    Turbellaria

Preparation Type: whole mount

Prepared: O.I. Raikova, E.A. Kotikova

Description: Distribution of catecholamines in the brain of Gieysztoria cuspidata.

Method: catecholaminergic nervous elements (GIF)

Method Description: The staining protocol is described in detail in: Kotikova E.A. Glyoxylic acid induced fluorescence in the nervous system of Gyratrix hermaphroditus (Kalyptorhynchia, Polycystididae) // Hydrobiologia, 1995. Vol. 305. P. 135 – 139.

Institution: Zoological Institute RAS

Description: Catecholaminergic neurons of the brain are distributed around the eyes. The image also shows the neuropile of the brain.

Organs: сentral nervous system, cerebral brain or its part, neuron(s)

Methods: Histochemistry - catecholaminergic nervous elements (GIF)