Identification of 26RFa from frog brain: A novel hypothalamic neuropeptide with orexigenic activity in mammals

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1040, Issue , 2005, Pages 80-83

  Chartrel, Nicolas ^a   Bruzzone, Federica ^a,b   Dujardin, Cynthia ^a   Leprince, Jerome ^a   Tollemer, Helene ^a   Anouar, Youssef ^a   Vallarino, Mauro ^b   Costentin, Jean ^a   Vaudry, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Brain; Feeding; Mammals; Neuropeptide; RFamide peptide

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTEIN 26RFA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FROG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 22144477160     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1327.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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