Investigation of presumptive mobilization pathways for calcium in the steroidogenic action of big prothoracicotropic hormone

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 455-463

  Girgenrath, Stefan ^a   Smith, Wendy A ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Ecdysone; G protein; Inositol phosphates; Manduca sexta; Prothoracic gland; PTTH

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; ECDYSONE; ECDYSTEROID; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE; INSECT HORMONE; LITHIUM; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NITRENDIPINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0030135555     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(96)00001-X     Document Type: Article

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