Gamma-aminobutyrate: defense against invertebrate pests?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 424-427

  Bown, Alan W ^a   MacGregor, Kennaway B ^a   Shelp, Barry J ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHLORIDE CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INSECT; LARVA; METABOLISM; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INSECTS; LARVA; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PLANTS;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33747808215     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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