Attractin, a water-borne peptide pheromone in aplysa

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 191-194

  Painter, Sherry D ^a   Clough, Bret ^a   Akalal, David B G ^a   Nagle, Gregg T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Mollusk; Pheromone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

APLYSIA;

EID: 0032818524     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1999.9652699     Document Type: Article

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