Induction of Cuticular Melanization in Spodoptera littoralis Larvae by PBAN/MRCH: Development of a Quantitative Bioassay and Structure Function Analysis

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 355-370

  Altstein, Miriam ^a   Gazit, Yoav ^a   Aziz, Orna Ben ^a   Gabay, Tal ^a   Marcus, Ruth ^a   Vogel, Zvi ^b   Barg, Jacob ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Insect neuropeptide; Melanization; Moths; MRCH; PBAN; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

HELICOVERPA ZEA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; ZEA;

EID: 0000183262     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1996)31:4<355::AID-ARCH1>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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