Dynamics of cyclic GMP levels in identified neurones during ecdysis behaviour in the locust Locusta migratoria

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 749-758

  Truman, James W ^a,b   Ewer, John ^a   Ball, Eldon E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclic GMP; Ecdysis; Hatching; Identified neurones; Locusta migratoria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000936296     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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