Molecular characterization of neuropeptide F from the eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Peptides

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-428

  Nuss, Andrew B ^a   Forschler, Brian T ^a   Crim, Joe W ^b   TeBrugge, Victoria ^c   Pohl, Jan ^d   Brown, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gut motility; Insect; Neuropeptide Y

Indexed keywords

MIDGUT PEPTIDE 1; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; ISOPTERA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; WORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRASSHOPPERS; ISOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARTHROPODA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 77049101164     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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