Immunocytochemical demonstration of locustatachykinin-related peptides in the central complex of the locust brain

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 390, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 455-469

  Vitzthum, Harm ^a   Homberg, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Insect brain; Neuropeptide; Octopamine; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PEPTIDE; KININ DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CELL STRUCTURE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031983863     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19980126)390:4<455::aid-cne1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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