Structural characterisation and pharmacology of KHEYLRFamide (AF2) and KSAYMRFamide (PF3/AF8) from Haemonchus contortus

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-194

  Marks, Nikki J ^a   Sangster, Nicholas C ^b   Maule, Aaron G ^a   Halton, David W ^a   Thompson, David P ^c   Geary, Timothy G ^c   Shaw, Chris ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

FMRFamide related peptide; Haemonchus contortus; KSAYMRFamide; Levamisole resistant; Nematode; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVAMISOLE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SHEEP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; FMRFAMIDE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; LEVAMISOLE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPEPTIDES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032907205     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00057-2     Document Type: Article

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