The distribution and myotropic activity of locustatachykinin-like peptides in locust midgut

Peptides

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1159-1167

  Pabla, Neelam ^a   Lange, Angela B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

HPLC; Immunohistochemistry; Locust; Locustatachykinin like peptides; Locustatachykinins; Midgut contraction; Proctolin; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE; PROCTOLIN; TACHYKININ;

ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUST; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TACHYKININS;

INVERTEBRATA; LOCUSTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA MIGRATORIOIDES;

EID: 0032714658     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(99)00119-9     Document Type: Article

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