Free amino acids in the nervous system of the amphioxus Branchiostoma lanceolatum. A comparative study

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-92

  Pascual Anaya, Juan ^a   D'Aniello, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Amphioxus; Chordates; Evolution; GABA; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; SERINE;

AMPHIOXUS; ARTICLE; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHORDATA; EVOLUTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INVERTEBRATE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHORDATA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646536357     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.2.87     Document Type: Article

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