Pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN): Regulatory role and mode of action

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-78

  Rafaeli, Ada ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accessory glands; FXPRLamide peptides; G protein coupled receptor; Juvenile hormone; Male aedeagus; Molecular modeling; Mutagenesis; Neural tissues; Neuromedin U receptor; PBAN receptor; Pheromone glands; Photoperiod; Reproductive behavior; Seminal secretions; Sex peptide

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; JUVENILE HORMONE; NEUROMEDIN U; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHEROMONE BIOSYNTHESIS ACTIVATING NEUROPEPTIDE; PHEROMONE BIOSYNTHESIS ACTIVATING NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEMOLYMPH; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MATING; MOTH; MUTAGENESIS; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PBAN R GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SECOND MESSENGER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 65049087685     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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