Differential distribution of pyrokinin-isoforms in cerebral and abdominal neurohemal organs of the American cockroach

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-144

  Predel, R ^a,c,d   Kellner, R ^b   Nachman, R J ^c   Holman, G M ^c   Rapus, J ^a   Gade G ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Insect; Myotropin; Neurohemal organs; Neuropeptide; Periplaneta americana; Pyrokinins; Visceral muscle

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PYROKININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PERIPLANETA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PERIPLANETA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0033082407     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(98)00117-9     Document Type: Article

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