In situ hybridization of neuropeptide-encoding transcripts afp-1, afp-3, and afp-4 in neurons of the nematode Ascaris suum

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 518, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 896-910

  Nanda, Jennifer Cho ^a   Stretton, Antony O W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

AF2; AF3; AF8; Caenorhabditis elegans; FMRFa like peptides; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTEIN AFP 1; PROTEIN AFP 3; PROTEIN AFP 4; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA ISOLATION; SPINAL GANGLION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASCARIS SUUM; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; RNA, HELMINTH; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77949417437     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22251     Document Type: Article

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