Neuropeptides and their receptors of the protochordate, Ciona intestinalis: The evolutionary origin of vertebrate neuropeptides

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 237-239

  Satake, H ^a   Aoyama, M ^a   Kawada, T ^a   Sekiguchi, T ^a   Sakai, T ^a   Fujie, M ^b   Satoh, Nori ^c  

^a SUNTORY INSTITUTE FOR BIOORGANIC RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Ciona intestinalis; Neuropeptide; Oocyte; Tachykinin

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OOCYTE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; OOCYTES; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, TACHYKININ; TACHYKININS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 50949123960     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.59.2008.Suppl.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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