Physiological effects of platyhelminth FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) on the motility of the monogenean Diclidophora merlangi

Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-288

  Moneypenny, C G ^a   Maule, A G ^a   Shaw, C ^a   Day, T A ^b   Pax, R A ^b   Halton, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diclidophora merlangi; FMRFamide related peptides; GNFFRFamide; GYIRFamide; Monogenean; Neuromusculature; RYIRFamide; YIRFamide

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PLATYHELMINTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM;

ANIMALS; FISHES; FMRFAMIDE; GILLS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MOVEMENT; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLATYHELMINTHS; SEROTONIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

CESTODA; DICLIDOPHORA MERLANGI; MONOGENEA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0030822538     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097001364     Document Type: Article

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