Functional genomics of nematode acetylcholinesterases

Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Selkirk, M E ^a   Lazari, O ^b   Matthews, J B ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Cholinergic; Nematode; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS(4 ALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENYL)PENTAN 3 ONE DIBROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALDICARB; ALKALOID; ALPHA CHACONINE; CARBAMIC ACID; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DECAMETHONIUM; DICHLORVOS; DONEPEZIL; EDROPHONIUM; EVODIA FRUIT; FASCICULIN; FENTHION; GALANTAMINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HALOXON; ISO OMPA; LEVAMISOLE; METRIFONATE; NEUROTOXIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RIVASTIGMINE; SOLANINE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACE GENE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGIOSPERM; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DISULFIDE BOND; DROSOPHILA; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; INFESTATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEMATODE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS BRASILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA; TRANS SPLICING; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOMICS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; VERTEBRATES;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EVODIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NEMATODA; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS BRASILIENSIS; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; VERMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645559579     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182005008206     Document Type: Review

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