An in situ study of cystine and cysteine‐rich neurosecretory cells in the brain of Sarcophaga ruficornis (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera, Cyclorrhapha)

Abstract

SYNOPSIS Observations with a technique specific for protein‐bound cystine or cysteine, or both, on neurosecretory cell groups in the brain of Sarcophaga ruficornis are described. Differences in the neurosecretory cells during post‐embryonic development and in the adult fly are recorded, and interpretations thereon made and discussed.