The troubled story of tachykinins and neurokinins

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 173-175

  Maggi, Carlo A ^a  

^a Menarini Ricerche SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROKININ; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR;

NERVE CELL; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034192260     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-6147(00)01463-2     Document Type: Note

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