Platyhelminth FMRFamide-related peptides

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-345

  Shaw, Chris ^a   Maule, Aaron G ^a   Halton, David W ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cestoda; Digenea; FaRPs; FMRFamide; Monogenea; neuropeptide; Platyhelminthes; Turbellaria

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTISERUM; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PENTAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE;

BIOASSAY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CESTODE; DOSE RESPONSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; REVIEW; TURBELLARIA;

ARTHROPODA; ARTHURDENDYUS TRIANGULATUS; ARTIOPOSTHIA; CESTODA; GIRARDIA TIGRINA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; MOLLUSCA; MONIEZIA EXPANSA; MONOGENEA; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0029889492     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00012-4     Document Type: Review

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