Identification of Peptide Lv, a Novel Putative Neuropeptide That Regulates the Expression of L-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Photoreceptors

Liheng Shi; Michael L. Ko; Louise C. Abbott; Gladys Y. -P. Ko

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043091

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Identification of Peptide Lv, a Novel Putative Neuropeptide That Regulates the Expression of L-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Photoreceptors

Liheng Shi,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Michael L. Ko,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Louise C. Abbott,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Gladys Y. -P. Ko

* E-mail: gko@cvm.tamu.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Identification of Peptide Lv, a Novel Putative Neuropeptide That Regulates the Expression of L-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Photoreceptors

Liheng Shi,
Michael L. Ko,
Louise C. Abbott,
Gladys Y. -P. Ko

Published: August 13, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043091

About the Authors

Liheng Shi

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Michael L. Ko

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Louise C. Abbott

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Gladys Y. -P. Ko

* E-mail: gko@cvm.tamu.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LS GK. Performed the experiments: LS. Analyzed the data: LS MK LA GK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MK LA GK. Wrote the paper: LS MK GK.

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