Myotropic neuropeptides from the retrocerebral complex of the stick insect, Carausius morosus (Phasmatodea: Lonchodidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-278

  Predel, Reinhard ^a,c   Kellner, Roland ^b,d   Gäde, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carausius morosus; CCAP; Corazonin; Myotropin; Neurohaemal organs; Neuropeptide; Phasmatodea; Pyrokinin; Stick insect

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOASSAY; CARAUSIUS MOROSUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTROPIC NEUROPEPTIDE; MYOTROPIN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; RETROCEREBRAL COMPLEX; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

PEPTIDE;

BLATTARIA; CARAUSIUS MOROSUS; INSECTA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 0033451633     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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