FMRFamide-like material in the Earwig, Euborellia annulipes, and its functional significance

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 189-197

  Rankin, Susan M ^a   Seymour, Shannon M ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Earwigs; FMRFamide; Gut motility; Immunochemistry; Juvenile hormone production; Neuroendocrine complex

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE HORMONE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CORPUS ALLATUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORPORA ALLATA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FMRFAMIDE; INSECTS; JUVENILE HORMONES;

EID: 0035430160     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.1051     Document Type: Article

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