Peptidomic survey of the locust neuroendocrine system

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 491-507

  Clynen, Elke ^a   Schoofs, Liliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Insect; Locusta migratoria; Mass spectrometry; Neuropeptides; Neuropeptidomics; Schistocerca gregaria

Indexed keywords

INSECT HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; GRASSHOPPER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NEUROSECRETION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT HORMONES; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA MIGRATORIOIDES; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 67650586984     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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