Cholinergic, serotoninergic and peptidergic components of the nervous system of Discocotyle sagittata (Monogenea: Polyopisthocotylea)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1357-1367

  Cable, J ^a   Marks, N J ^b   Halton, D W ^b   Shaw, C ^b   Johnston, C F ^b   Tinsley, R C ^a   Gannicott, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT; cholinesterase; Discocotyle sagittata; FMRFa mide related peptides; Monogenea; nervous system; neuropeptide F; neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASES; FMRFAMIDE; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INVERTEBRATE HORMONES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; SEROTONIN; TREMATODA; TROUT;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; DISCOCOTYLE SAGITTATA; MONOGENEA; PLATYHELMINTHES; POLYOPISTHOCOTYLEA;

EID: 0030483772     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00130-0     Document Type: Article

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