Reporter gene constructs suggest that the Caenorhabditis elegans avermectin receptor β-subunit is expressed solely in the pharynx

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1509-1514

  Laughton, David L ^a,b   Lunt, George G ^b   Wolstenholme, Adrian J ^b  

^a Therexsys Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Avermectin receptor; Caenorhabditis elegans; Glutamate gated Cl channel; Nematode; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

AVERMECTIN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IVERMECTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REPORTER GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; GENES, REPORTER; IVERMECTIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0031149086     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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