Structural characterization of osmoregulator peptides from the brain of the leech Theromyzon tessulatum: IPEPYVWD and IPEPYVWD-amide

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 301-310

  Salzet, Michel ^a   Vandenbulcke, Franck ^a   Verger Bocquet, Martine ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Leech; LORF; Neuropeptide; Osmoregulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EXTRACT; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEECH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEECHES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROPEPTIDES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0030608419     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00185-4     Document Type: Article

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