Evidence for the association of FMRFamide-related peptides with the spermatheca of Locusta migratoria

Peptides

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 613-619

  Clark, Julie ^a   Lange, Angela B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

FMRFamide; FMRFamide related peptide family; Locusta; Neurally evoked contractions; SchistoFLRFamide; Spermatheca

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE;

ABDOMINAL GANGLION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOCUST; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FMRFAMIDE; GANGLIA; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT HORMONES; INSECT PROTEINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

LOCUSTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 0036127881     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(01)00667-2     Document Type: Article

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