Octopamine receptors in the honey bee and locust nervous system: Pharmacological similarities between homologous receptors of distantly related species

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 587-594

  Degen, Joern ^a   Gewecke, Michael ^a   Roeder, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Honey bee; Insect; Insecticide; Locust; Octopamine receptor; Receptor pharmacology

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; EPINASTINE; MAROXEPINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIANSERIN; OCTOPAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; HONEYBEE; LOCUST; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034037409     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703338     Document Type: Article

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