The Caenorhabditis elegans avermectin resistance and anesthetic response gene unc-9 encodes a member of a protein family implicated in electrical coupling of excitable cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2251-2260

  Barnes, T M ^a   Hekimi, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avermectin; Gap junction; Ion channel; Locomotion; OPUS protein; Volatile anesthetic

Indexed keywords

AVERMECTIN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL JUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030686435     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69062251.x     Document Type: Article

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