New proctolin analogues and their myotropic effects on heart of yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor L. and foregut of locust - Schistocerca gregaria L.

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-150

  Kuczer, Mariola ^a   Rosiński, Grzegorz ^b   Issberner, Jonathan ^c   Osborne, Richard ^c   Konopińska, Danuta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insect neuropeptide proctolin; Myotropic effects in insects; Proctolin and its analogues; Synthesis of proctolin analogues

Indexed keywords

PROCTOLIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; HEART CONTRACTION; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; LOCUST; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 2642704220     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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