The effects of FaRPs on the motility of isolated muscle strips from the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 455-465

  Graham, M K ^a   Fairweather, I ^a   Mcgeown, J G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

F. hepatica; FMRFamide related peptides (FaRPs); in vitro motility; muscle strips; neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CESTODA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOLLUSCA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEMATODA; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0030959006     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008712     Document Type: Article

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