Characterization of the gene for leucomyosuppressin and its expression in the brain of the cockroach Diploptera punctata

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 627-637

  Donly, B Cameron ^a   Fuse, Megumi ^b   Orchard, Ian ^b   Tobe, Stephen S ^b   Bendena, William G ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cockroach; Diploptera punctata; FLRFamide; Gene; Leucomyosuppressin; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT HORMONE; LEUCOMYOSUPPRESSIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COCKROACH; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; COCKROACHES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT HORMONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0030158694     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00015-X     Document Type: Article

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