Proctolin's role in neurally evoked contractions of the locust oviducts

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-150

  Noronha, K F ^a   Lange, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cotransmitter; Locusta; Neurally evoked contractions; Proctolin

Indexed keywords

PROCTOLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; LOCUST; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OVIDUCTS; PHENTOLAMINE;

EID: 0030741322     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199708)33:2<139::AID-NEU3>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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