Glomerular Organization in the Antennal Lobe of the Oriental Fruit Fly Bactrocera dorsalis.

ABSTRACT: The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis is one of the most destructive pests of horticultural crops in tropical and subtropical Asia. The insect relies heavily on its olfactory system to select suitable hosts for development and reproduction. To understand the neural basis of its odor-driven behaviors, it is fundamental to characterize the anatomy of its olfactory system. In this study, we investigated the anatomical organization of the antennal lobe (AL), the primary olfactory center, in B. dorsalis, and constructed a 3D glomerular atlas of the AL based on synaptic antibody staining combined with computerized 3D reconstruction. To facilitate identification of individual glomeruli, we also applied mass staining of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) and projection neurons (P

SUBMITTER: Lin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6127620 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature