Biological activities of the allatostatin family of peptides in the cockroach, Diploptera punctata, and potential interactions with receptors

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-242

  Tobe, S S ^a   Zhang, J R ^a   Bowser, P R F ^a   Donly, B C ^b   Bendena, W G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allatostatin; Cockroach; Diploptera punctata; Juvenile hormone

Indexed keywords

ALLATOSTATIN; HORMONE INHIBITOR; HORMONE PRECURSOR; INSECT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CORPUS ALLATUM; DIPLOPTERA PUNCTATA; DOSE RESPONSE; HEMOLYMPH; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0034100314     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00175-4     Document Type: Article

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