The association of proctolin with a ventral abdominal muscle of Locusta migratoria

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-278

  Facciponte, G ^a   Miksys, S ^a   Lange, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insect skeletal muscle; Locusta migratoria; Neuromodulation; Proctolin

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 0009920730     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00188168     Document Type: Article

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