Comparison of the myotropic activity of position-2 modified analogues of proctolin on the hindgut of Periplaneta americana and the oviduct of Locusta migratoria

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 931-938

  Starratt, Alvin N ^a   Orchard, Ian ^b   Lange, Angela B ^b   Steele, R W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insect muscle contraction; Locusta migratoria; Periplaneta americana; Proctolin analogues; Receptor sub types

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031259630     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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