Bombyxin-related peptides: CDNA structure and expression in the brain of the hornworm Agrius convoluvuli

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Iwami, Masafumi ^a,b   Furuya, Ichiro ^b   Kataoka, Hiroshi ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Insulin; Multigene family; Neurosecretory cell; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BOMBYXINS; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; NEUROPEPTIDES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AGRIUS CONVOLVULI; ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030066221     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00057-7     Document Type: Article

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