Comparison of Caenorhabditis elegans NLP peptides with arthropod neuropeptides

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 171-181

  Husson, Steven J ^a   Lindemans, Marleen ^a   Janssen, Tom ^a   Schoofs, Liliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALLATOSTATIN; AMINOACETONITRILE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; AVERMECTIN; BUCCALIN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; DROSULFAKIN; HORMONE; IVERMECTIN; LEUCOKININ; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; MILBEMYCIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE LIKE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PERIVISCEROKININ; PIGMENT DISPERSING HORMONE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; SULFAKININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTHROPODS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DRUG DISCOVERY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARTHROPODA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; METAZOA;

EID: 62549120762     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.12.009     Document Type: Review

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