Insect peptide hormones: A selective review of their physiology and potential application for pest control

Pest Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1063-1075

  Gäde, Gerd ^a   Goldsworthy, Graham J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agonists; Antagonists; Insect neuropeptides; Pseudopeptide analogues; Safe insecticides; Snowdrop lectin fusion protein

Indexed keywords

ADIPOKINETIC HORMONE; ALLATOSTATIN; INSECT HORMONE; KININ; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PHEROMONE; SULFAKININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOPESTICIDE; HORMONE; PEPTIDE; PEST CONTROL;

ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUID BALANCE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MOSQUITO; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PEST CONTROL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT HORMONES; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; REPRODUCTION;

GALANTHUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 19244383044     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.755     Document Type: Review

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