FMRFamide-related neuropeptide gene family in Caenorhabditis elegans

Brain Research

Volumn 848, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 26-34

  Li, Chris ^a   Kim, Kyuhyung ^a   Nelson, Laura S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression pattern; Model organism; Peptide function

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0033429258     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01972-1     Document Type: Article

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