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Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction (1995)

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Suggested Citation:"List of Abbreviations." National Academy of Sciences. 1995. Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4979.
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Abbreviations


9-HPEPE

9-hydroperoxyicosa-(5Z, 7E, 11Z, 14Z, 17Z)-pentaenoic acid

AL

antennal lobe


CNS

central nervous system

CS diet

Crotalaria spectabilis seed-supplemented diet

CsA

cyclosporin A

CyP

cyclophilin


e.e.

enantiomeric excess


FE

female equivalent

FKBP

FK506-binding protein


GABA

?-aminobutyric acid


HD

hydroxydanaidal

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HMG

hydroxymethylglutaryl

hpp

hours postparasitization


IL-2

interleukin 2

IPSP

inhibitory postsynaptic potential


LAL

lateral accessory lobe

LLE

long-lasting excitation

LN

local interneuron


MGC

macroglomerular complex

Suggested Citation:"List of Abbreviations." National Academy of Sciences. 1995. Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4979.
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MHC

major histocompatibility complex


NF-AT

nuclear factor for activated T-cells


ORC

olfactory receptor cell


PA

pyrrolizidine alkaloid

PB diet

pinto bean-based diet

Ph-I= =O

iodosylbenzene

PN

projection neuron

PPIase

peptidylprolyl isomerase


TCR

T-cell receptor

TPPMn

tetraphenylporphyrinatomanganese

Suggested Citation:"List of Abbreviations." National Academy of Sciences. 1995. Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4979.
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Suggested Citation:"List of Abbreviations." National Academy of Sciences. 1995. Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4979.
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