The effects of activators of G-proteins, mastoparan and compound 48/80, on the G-protein/adenylate cyclase system in cultured melanophores of the black-moor goldfish, Carassius auratus

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 467-472

  Morishita, F ^a   Shimada, A ^a,b   Takeda, Y ^a   Fujimoto, M ^a,c   Katayama, H ^a,c   Yamada, K ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANEBO LTD   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compound 48 80; Goldfish, Carassius auratus; GTP binding protein; Mastoparan; Melanophore

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030443692     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02338289     Document Type: Article

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