Effects of proctolin and related analogues on inositol phosphate production in the foregut of the locust Schistocerca gregaria

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-117

  Hinton, J M ^a   Osborne, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Inositol phosphates; Insect; Proctolin; Receptor; Schistocerca gregaria; Second messengers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030038889     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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