The putative brain photoperiodic photoreceptors in the vetch aphid, Megoura viciae

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1011-1019

  Gao, Nong ^a   Von Schantz, Malcolm ^b   Foster, Russell G ^a   Hardie, Jim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphid; Arrestin; Brain photoreceptors; Extraretinal photoreceptors; Immunocytochemistry; Light microscopy; Megoura viciae; Opsin

Indexed keywords

OPSIN; RETINA S ANTIGEN; RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

APHID; ARTICLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEGOURA VICIAE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032789935     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00082-7     Document Type: Article

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