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Acetylcholinesterase genes in the basal Hexapod Orchesella villosa.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Feb 2009
Nardi F, Barazzuoli B, Ciolfi S, Carapelli A, Dallai R, Frati F
Abstract excerpt
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a key enzyme of the cholinergic nerve system. Of the two forms found in insects, the predominant one is active in the synapses and is the target of organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, while the role of the second is currently unknown. Two acetylcholinesterase cDNAs from the basal hexapod Orchesella villosa have been characterized and compared with others reported form...
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