Dirofilaria immitis: Identification of a novel ligand-gated ion channel-related polypeptide

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 182-185

  Yates, Darran M ^a   Wolstenholme, Adrian J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anion channel; Caenorhabditis elegans; Filaria; Nematode

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; HELMINTH PROTEINS; ION CHANNELS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FILARIA; NEMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 9944248103     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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