Investigation of the Mode of Action of Nematode Neuropeptides

Pesticide Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-266

  Keating, Christopher D ^a   Holden Dye, Lindy M ^a   Walkeri, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Caffeine; Nematode; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000543189     PISSN: 0031613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199603)46:3<263::AID-PS346>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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