The effect of a selective octopamine antagonist, epinastine, on pharyngeal pumping in Caenorhabditis elegans

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-52

  Packham, Rachel ^a   Walker, Robert J ^a   Holden Dye, Lindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Epinastine; Octopamine; Pharyngeal pumping; Tyramine

Indexed keywords

DIBENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; EPINASTINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OCTOPAMINE; TYRAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DIBENZAZEPINES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; IMIDAZOLES; OCTOPAMINE; PHARYNX; TYRAMINE;

EID: 78651066040     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10158-010-0107-9     Document Type: Article

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