Characterization of two myotropic neuropeptides in the FMRFamide family from segmental ganglia of the moth Manduca Sexta: Candidate neurohormones and neuromodulators

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1095-1104

  Kingan, Timothy G ^a,b   Shabanowitz, Jeffrey ^c   Hunt, Donald F ^c   Witten, Jane L ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; FLRFamide; Ileum; Insect; Manduca sexta; Moth; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001309530     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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