N-terminal modifications to AKH-I from Locusta migratoria: Assessment of biological potencies in vivo and in vitro

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Lee, Michael J ^a,b   Cusinato, Ornella ^a   Luswata, Rebecca ^a   Wheeler, Colin H ^a,c   Goldsworthy, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetate uptake; Adipokinetic hormone; Lipid mobilization; Receptors; Red pigment concentrating hormone; Structure activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOKINETIC HORMONE; INSECT HORMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LOCUST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

INSECTA; LOCUSTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 0030964960     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-0115(97)02130-7     Document Type: Article

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