New insights into the neuroanatomical distribution and phylogeny of opioids and POMC-derived peptides in fish

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 338-347

  Vallarino, Mauro ^a   d'Amora, Marta ^a   Dores, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynorphinergic circuits; Enkephalinergic circuits; Leu enkephalin; Melanocortin circuits; Met enkephalin; MSH

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ANTISERUM; BETA ENDORPHIN; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PEPTIDE;

ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CARTILAGINOUS FISH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHONDROSTEAN; DYNORPHINERGIC CIRCUIT; ENDOPHINERGIC CIRCUIT; ENKEPHALINERGIC CIRCUIT; FISH; GNATHOSTOMA; LUNGFISH; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIKARYON; PHYLOGENY; POLYPTERUS SENEGALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TELEOST; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; FISHES; PEPTIDES; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN;

EID: 84867687247     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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