Reconstitution of a chemical defense signaling pathway in a heterologous system

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 599-605

  Padove Cohen, Staci A ^a   Hatt, Hanns ^b   Kubanek, Julia ^a   McCarty, Nael A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Chemoreceptor; Electrophysiology; Oocyte expression system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMORECEPTOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPONGE (PORIFERA); XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CHEMORECEPTORS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OOCYTES; PORIFERA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANTHOZOA; DANIO RERIO; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 41149118067     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.009225     Document Type: Article

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