Octopamine modulates spermathecal muscle contractions in Locusta migratoria

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-114

  Clark, J ^a   Lange, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cAMP; Locusta; Octopamine; SchistoFLRFamide; Spermatheca

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037295677     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0375-x     Document Type: Article

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