Gene expression and regulation of Aplysia californica prohormone convertases aPC1B and aPC2

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1031-1040

  Ouimet, Tanja ^a   Castellucci, Vincent F ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Bag cells; Egg laying hormone; Nervous system; Processing; Prohormone convertases; Regulation

Indexed keywords

HORMONE PRECURSOR; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APLYSIA; ARTICLE; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

APLYSIA; APLYSIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0031017398     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68031031.x     Document Type: Article

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