Identification of the genes encoding for putative gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) alpha receptor subunits in sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-167

  Tribble, N D ^a   Burka, J F ^a   Kibenge, F S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; AVERMECTIN; EMAMECTIN BENZOATE; GLUTAMATE GATED CHLORIDE CHANNEL ALPHA RECEPTOR; MILBEMYCIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEA LOUSE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; COPEPODA; DNA PRIMERS; INSECTICIDES; ION CHANNEL GATING; IVERMECTIN; LICE INFESTATIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; SALMO SALAR; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 33847640065     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2007.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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