Acetylcholinesterase in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: Characterization and developmental expression in larvae

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-409

  Jennings, Natalie A ^a   Pezzementi, Leo ^b   Lawrence, Addison L ^c   Watts, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Acetylcholinesterase; Larvae; Lytechinus variegatus; Nutrition; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS(4 ALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENYL)PENTAN 3 ONE DIBROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ISO OMPA; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROFENAMINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; LARVA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEA URCHIN;

ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 39049112828     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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