The neurite-stimulating activity of components of the salivary gland secretion of the medical leech in cultures of sensory neurons

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-414

  Chalisova, N I ^a,b,c   Pennijajnen, V P ^a,b,c   Baskova, I P ^a,b,c   Zavalova, L L ^a   Bazanova, A V ^a  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Medicinal leech; Nervous tissue culture; Serine proteases

Indexed keywords

BDELLASTASIN; BDELLIN B; DESTABILASE; EGLIN C; HIRUDIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; LEECH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; SALIVATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; INSECT PROTEINS; LEECHES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURITES; NEURONS, AFFERENT; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SERPINS;

EID: 0038584927     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022812027315     Document Type: Article

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