Comparative analysis of the distribution of bradykinin-, GYIRFamide- and neuropeptide F-like immunoreactivities in the monogenean, Diclidophora merlangi

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 467-473

  Mair, G R ^a   Maule, A G ^a   Halton, D W ^a   Orr, D ^a   Johnston, R N ^a   Johnston, C F ^a   Shaw, C ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bradykinin; FaRP; FMRFamide related peptide; immunocytochemistry; kinin

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; KININ; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BRADYKININ; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030991581     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008682     Document Type: Article

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