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Use of Drosophila melanogaster larvae to evaluate cardioactive peptides
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Alishaev, Zahava, Godenschwege, Tanja A., Mari, Frank
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Conopeptides are found in the venom of marine cone snails, aiding in the paralysis of their prey, and have been shown to have potential therapeutic uses in humans. Conopressins are conopeptides that target vasopressin/oxytocin receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells that are found within blood vessels. The crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is a homologous peptide found in crustaceans and… more
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