Pharmacological effects of nematode FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) on muscle contractility of the trematode, Fasciola hepatica

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 531-539

  Marks, N J ^a,b   Maule, A G ^b   Halton, D W ^b   Geary, T G ^a   Shaw, C ^b   Thompson, D P ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FaRPs; Fasciola hepatica; FMRFamide related peptides; Nematode peptides; Neuromuscular activity; Physiology

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NEMATODE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FMRFAMIDE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEMATODA; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES;

EID: 0030987247     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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