Involvement of the opioid system in the hypokinetic state induced in cockroaches by a parasitoid wasp

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-291

  Gavra, Tali ^a   Libersat, Frederic ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ampulex compressa; Antenna heart; Opioids; Periplaneta americana; Venom

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951957312     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0610-9     Document Type: Article

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