Electrophysiological responses of frog skin to the peptides bombesin, caerulein, and physalaemin

Peptides

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1239-1241

  Stiffler, Daniel F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bioactive peptides of the skin; Cutaneous Na+ transport; Rana pipiens

Indexed keywords

BOMBESIN; CERULETIDE; PEPTIDE; PHYSALAEMIN; SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FROG; NONHUMAN; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SKIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; BOMBESIN; CAERULEIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSALAEMIN; RANA PIPIENS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0032738169     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(99)00128-X     Document Type: Article

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