Structure-activity relationships of the Helix neuropeptide, SEPYLRFamide, and its N-terminally modified analogues on identified Helix lucorum neurones

Brain Research

Volumn 821, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 294-308

  Pivovarov, A S ^a   Sharma, R ^b   Walker, R J ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; EPYLRFamide; Helix lucorum; Identified neurones; SEGYLRFamide; SEPYLRFamide; SKPYLRFamide; SRPYLRFamide

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EPYLRFAMIDE; HEPTAPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; SEGYLRFAMIDE; SEPYLRFAMIDE; SKPYLRFAMIDE; SRPYLRFAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFECT; HELIX (SNAIL); MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HELIX (SNAILS); INVERTEBRATE HORMONES; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0033550880     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01097-5     Document Type: Article

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