Inhibitory pentapeptides isolated from the gut of the earthworm, Eisenia foetida

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-249

  Ukena, K ^a   Qumi, T ^a   Matsushima, O ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Muneoka, Y ^a   Fujita, T ^b   Minakata, H ^b   Nomoto, K ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUNTORY INSTITUTE FOR BIOORGANIC RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

annelid; earthworm; Eisenia foetida; FMRFamide; gut motility; inhibitory pentapeptide; Mytilus inhibitory peptide; oligochaete

Indexed keywords

PENTAPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EARTHWORM; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030201063     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(95)02134-5     Document Type: Article

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