Identification of a platyhelminth neuropeptide receptor

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 725-733

  Omar, Hanan H ^a   Humphries, Judith E ^a   Larsen, Martha J ^b   Kubiak, Teresa M ^b   Geary, Timothy G ^b   Maule, Aaron G ^c   Kimber, Michael J ^a   Day, Tim A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FMRFamide like peptide; G protein coupled receptor; Neuropeptide; Platyhelminth

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HELMINTH PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

BIOASSAY; FLATWORM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARASITE; PEPTIDE; RODENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIRARDIA TIGRINA; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CHO CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA; GUANOSINE 5'-O-(3-THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTHS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSFECTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; DUGESIIDAE; GIRARDIA; GIRARDIA TIGRINA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TRICLADIDA;

EID: 34247532696     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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