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Localization of subrhabdomeric haemolymph lacunae in the retina of Drosophila melanogaster and Calliphora erythrocephala.
Journal of neurocytology - 1 Oct 1993
Schraermeyer U
Abstract excerpt
The haemolymph of flies and other insects contains tyrosinase (EC 1.14.18.1), the rate-limiting enzyme in mammalian melanogenesis. After incubation with 5 mM L-DOPA for several hours the endogenous tyrosinase of the haemolymph forms an electron dense reaction product. This method was used to localize spaces in the retina of the wild type and the white (w) mutant of Drosophila melanogaster that are filled with...
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