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Torpedo

A genus of the Torpedinidae family consisting of several species. Members of this family have powerful electric organs and are commonly called… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Ectopic activation of torpedo/Egfr, a Drosophila receptor tyrosine kinase, dorsalizes both the eggshell and the embryo.
The Drosophila gene torpedo/Egfr (top/Egfr) encodes a homolog of the vertebrate Epidermal Growth Factor receptor. This receptor… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Polarization of both major body axes in Drosophila by gurken-torpedo signalling
Anterior–posterior polarity in Drosophila arises from the movement of the oocyte to the posterior of the egg chamber, and the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The precursor protein of non-Aβ component of Alzheimer's disease amyloid is a presynaptic protein of the central nervous system
Non-A beta component of Alzheimer's disease amyloid (NAC) is the second component in the amyloid from brain tissue of patients… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Atomic structure of acetylcholinesterase from Torpedo californica: a prototypic acetylcholine-binding protein.
The three-dimensional structure of acetylcholinesterase from Torpedo californica electric organ has been determined by x-ray… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Primary structure of Torpedo marmorata chloride channel isolated by expression cloning in Xenopus oocytes
A complementary DNA encoding a voltage-gated chloride channel from Torpedo marmorata electric organ was cloned by expressing… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The maternal ventralizing locus torpedo is allelic to faint little ball, an embryonic lethal, and encodes the Drosophila EGF receptor homolog.
The torpedo gene of Drosophila melanogaster is involved in the establishment of the dorsoventral pattern of eggshell and embryo… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Identification of agrin, a synaptic organizing protein from Torpedo electric organ
Extracts of the electric organ of Torpedo californica contain a proteinaceous factor that causes the formation of patches on… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Components of Torpedo electric organ and muscle that cause aggregation of acetylcholine receptors on cultured muscle cells
The synaptic portion of a muscle fiber's basal lamina sheath has molecules tightly bound to it that cause aggregation of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Single chloride channels from Torpedo electroplax. Activation by protons
Single-channel fluctuations of a chloride-specific channel from Torpedo californica electroplax were studied with high current… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Open-state substructure of single chloride channels from Torpedo electroplax.
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Chloride channels from Torpedo californica electroplax were inserted into planar phospholipid membranes, and single-channel… (More)
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