Evidence for a diazepam-binding inhibitor (DBI) benzodiazepine receptor-like mechanism in ecdysteroidogenesis by the insect prothoracic gland

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-168

  Snyder, Mark J ^a,b   Van Antwerpen, Rik ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine receptor (BZD); Diazepam binding inhibitor (DBI); Manduca sexta (Insecta); Prothoracic gland (PG)

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; ECDYSTEROID; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; INSECT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; ECDYSTEROIDS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; INSECT HORMONES; MANDUCA; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 0031658568     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051166     Document Type: Article

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