Extracellular glutathione peroxidase from the blood-sucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 171-177

  Paes, Marcia Cristina ^a   Oliveira, Pedro L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glutathione peroxidase; Heme; Rhodnius prolixus

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0000276976     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:4<171::AID-ARCH1>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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