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Astacoidea

Known as: Astacoideas, crawdad, crawfish 
A superfamily of various freshwater CRUSTACEA, in the infraorder Astacidea, comprising the crayfish. Common genera include Astacus and Procambarus… 
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AstacidaeAstacusCambarusProcambarus

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MalacostracaSubphylum Crustacea
MicrobiologicalShellfishaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
cDNA cloning of prophenoloxidase from the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus and its activation.
Prophenoloxidase (proPO), an enzyme that is the terminal component of the so-called proPO activating system, a defense and… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A quantitative analysis of presynaptic calcium dynamics that contribute to short-term enhancement
Augmentation and posttetanic potentiation--two forms of short-term synaptic enhancement produced by repetitive presynaptic action… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Structure of astacin and implications for activation of astacins and zinc-ligation of collagenases
ASTACIN, a digestive zinc-endopeptidase from the crayfish Astacus astacus L.1,2, is the prototype for the 'astacin family'3–5… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Cellular immunity in crustaceans and the proPO system.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Effects of veratrum alkaloids on membrane potential and conductance of squid and crayfish giant axons.
Eleven alkaloids obtained from Veratrum have been compared for their effects on the membrane potential and conductances of squid… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The organization of escape behaviour in the crayfish.
1. Examination of escape behaviour in freely moving animals with chronically implanted nerve cord electrodes has clarified the… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Permeability and Structure of Junctional Membranes at an Electrotonic Synapse
The dye Procion Yellow M4RS crosses junctional membranes from cytoplasm to cytoplasm at electrotonic synapses between segments of… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Membrane enzyme systems. Molecular size determinations by radiation inactivation.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Linear electrical properties of striated muscle fibres observed with intracellular electrodes
  • G. FalkP. Fatt
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…
  • 1964
  • Corpus ID: 12996687
The linear electrical properties of muscle fibres have been examined using intracellular electrodes for a. c. measurements and… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
The quantal nature of transmission and spontaneous miniature potentials at the crayfish neuromuscular junction
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