Tachykinin-related peptides in invertebrates: A review

Peptides

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-158

  Nässel, Dick R ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain; Intestine; Invertebrate nervous system; Myostimulatory peptide; Neuromodulator; Neuropeptides; Substance P; Tachykinins

Indexed keywords

TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ DERIVATIVE;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INVERTEBRATE; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SECOND MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0039261712     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(98)00142-9     Document Type: Review

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