The protein phosphatase inhibitor cantharidin induces head and foot formation in buds of Cassiopea andromeda (rhizostomae, scyphozoa)

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-58

  Kehls, Nathalie E ^a   Herrmann, Klaus ^a   Berking, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cantharidin; Cassiopea; Cycloleucine; Trigonelline

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDIN; CYCLOLEUCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; NICOTINIC ACID; PHORBOL ESTER; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; TRIGONELLINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; CANTHARIDIN; CNIDARIA; CYCLOLEUCINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXTREMITIES; HEAD; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; NIACIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; REGENERATION; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TIME FACTORS;

ANDROMEDA; CASSIOPEA; CASSIOPEA ANDROMEDA; HYDRACTINIA ECHINATA; INVERTEBRATA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0033052455     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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