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alanyl-prolyl-glycyl-tryptophanamide
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alanyl-prolyl-glycyl-tryptophanamide [ APGW-amide,APGWamide,Ala-Pro-Gly-Trp-NH2 ]
molluscan neuropeptide related to the N-terminal tetrapeptide of the crustacean hormone, RPCH
126675-52-3
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Invertebrate Hormones
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1990;167(1):273