Preparation

Supra- and subesophageal ganglions of a dragonfly Aeschna grandis (Arthropoda, Insecta).

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Collection 27

Collection
Number

IEPhB-SAI-1-32

Species: Aeshna grandis (Linnaeus, 1758)    Arthropoda

Preparation Type: dissected organ

Prepared: I.Yu. Severina, I.L. Isavnina

Description: Isolated brain of an adult dragonfly. Anterograde transport of nickel chloride: injection via both cervical connectives behind the subesophageal ganglion followed by treatment with rubeanic acid.

Method: retro-anterograde transport of nickel chloride method

Method Description: Severina I.Yu., Isavnina I.L., Shchekanov E.E., Knyazev A.N. Topographic anatomy of neurons of supraesophageal, meso- and metathoracic ganglia in paleo- and neopterous insects // XI east european conference of the International Society for Invertebrate Neurobiology, ISIN, “Simpler nervous systems” 2016, P.54.

Institution: I.M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry RAS

 

 

 

Series
of images

Neurons of supra- and subesophageal ganglia of an adult dragonfly Aeschna grandis (Arthropoda, Insecta). The neurons send processes to ganglia of the ventral nerve cord.

Preparation

IEPhB-SAI-1-32

Description: The image shows several groups of neurons that send processes in the ventral nerve cord postereior to the 1st thoracal ganglion.

Organs: сentral nervous system, ganglion / ganglia, nerve, neuron(s)

Methods: Retrograde and anterograde tracing techniques, extra- and intracellular labeling of neurons - retro-anterograde transport of nickel chloride method

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