Neuropeptides in helminths: Occurrence and distribution

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 692, Issue , 2010, Pages 49-77

  Marks, Nikki J ^b   Maule, Aaron G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ENZYME; INSULIN LIKE PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE F; NEUROPEPTIDE LIKE PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HORMONE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE; GENOMICS; HELMINTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLATYHELMINTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHMIDTEA MEDITTERANEA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TURBELLARIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEMATODE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHMIDTEA; VERMES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION; HELMINTHS; HORMONES; INSULIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; NEUROPEPTIDES; PLATYHELMINTHS;

EID: 79952277754     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6902-6_4     Document Type: Article

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