Discovery of specific tryptophan hydroxylase in the brain of the beetle Harmonia axyridis

Brain Research

Volumn 1073-1074, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 202-208

  Bao, Xuexiang ^a   Tian, Ximei ^a   Hu, Xihan ^a   Zhao, Zhifu ^a   Qu, Yutang ^a   Song, Chuantao ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic amino acid hydroxylase; Harmonia axyridis; Immunohistochemistry; Serotonin; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; PEROXIDASE; ROSIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; STREPTAVIDIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BUTTERFLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTH; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMALIA; ANTHERAEA PERNYI; CAMPONOTUS JAPONICUS; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; ZENOBIA;

EID: 33644944693     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.12.041     Document Type: Article

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