Detection of acetylcholinesterase activity and gamma-aminobutyric acid binding sites in Dicrocoelium dendriticum

Authors
Gimenez-Pardo, C Ros-Moreno, RM Armas-Serra, CDE Rodriguez-Caabeiro, F
Citation
C. Gimenez-pardo et al., Detection of acetylcholinesterase activity and gamma-aminobutyric acid binding sites in Dicrocoelium dendriticum, PARASITE, 7(3), 2000, pp. 237-240
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PARASITE-JOURNAL DE LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE PARASITOLOGIE
ISSN journal
1252607X → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
237 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
1252-607X(200009)7:3<237:DOAAAG>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
In the present study we report the presence of acetylcholinesterase activit y and gamma-aminobutyric acid binding sites in crude extracts of Dicrocoeli um dendriticum. This indirectly demonstrates the presence of acetylcholine and GABA. The presence of these neurotransmitters could indicate the existe nce of two systems implicated in the neurotransmission of the Digenea.