In vitro metabolism of an insect neuropeptide by neural membrane preparations from Lymantria dispar

Peptides

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 321-326

  Masler, Edward P ^a   Wagner, Reneé M ^a   Kovaleva, Elena S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Amastatin; Aminopeptidase; Bestatin; Endopeptidase; Enzyme assays; Gypsy moth; Phosphoramidon; Thiorphan

Indexed keywords

ADIPOKINETIC HORMONE; AMASTATIN; BESTATIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHOSPHORAMIDON; THIORPHAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEPIDOPTERA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 0029878295     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-9781(95)02098-5     Document Type: Article

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