Proctolin in the brain and ganglia of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-47

  Settembrini, Beatriz Patricia ^a   Villar, Marcelo J ^b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chagas' disease; Immunohistochemistry; Insect; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 0032914927     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199904)240:1<39::AID-JMOR4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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