Inhibitors of sensillar esterase block reversibly the responses of moth pheromone receptor cells

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 855, Issue , 1998, Pages 316-319

  Pophof, Blanka ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BINDING PROTEIN; CELL RECEPTOR; ESTERASE; ESTERASE INHIBITOR; PHEROMONE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTENNA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HALF LIFE TIME; MALE; MOTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL;

ANIMALIA; ANTHERAEA POLYPHEMUS; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 0032451724     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10589.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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