Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase Activity in the Dark Southern Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1131-1135

  Valles, Steven M ^a   Osbrink, Weste L A ^a   Oi, Faith M ^a,b   Brenner, Richard J ^a   Powell, Janine E ^a,c  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Detoxication; Reticulitennes virginicus; Termite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000252529     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.5.1131     Document Type: Article

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